Is Obduction playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Obduction runs great on the Steam Deck.
Obduction runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 58 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Cyan, Inc.
- Publisher
- Cyan, Inc.
- Release
- August 24, 2016
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 76
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
- Processor: CPU Intel i5-2500 equivalent or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 660 GTX w/1GB / AMD 7700 series w/1GB equivalent or better
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- Additional Notes: For VR: NVIDIA 970 or AMD 480 (equivalent or greater)
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor: CPU Intel i5-4590 equivalent or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 w/4 GB / AMD R9 290 w/4 GB equivalent or better
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: For VR: NVIDIA 980/1060 or AMD Fury (equivalent or greater)
Is Obduction compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 58 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Obduction performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Obduction on Steam Deck
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Obduction playable on Steam Deck?
Obduction <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 58 reports.
›Is Obduction Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Obduction as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Obduction get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Obduction at ~60 fps (based on 1 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing Obduction on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Obduction specifically.
›Can you play Obduction on Steam Deck?
Yes. Obduction runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Obduction?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Obduction at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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