Is Orcs Must Die! 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Orcs Must Die! 3 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Orcs Must Die! 3 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 62 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
- Developer
- Robot Entertainment
- Publisher
- Robot Entertainment
- Release
- July 23, 2021
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 3 GB | AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Is Orcs Must Die! 3 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 62 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Orcs Must Die! 3 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~22 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Orcs Must Die! 3 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Orcs Must Die! 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Orcs Must Die! 3 <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 62 reports.
›Is Orcs Must Die! 3 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Orcs Must Die! 3 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Orcs Must Die! 3 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Orcs Must Die! 3 at ~45 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 Orcs Must Die! 3 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 34m at 40 fps on Orcs Must Die! 3 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Orcs Must Die! 3 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Orcs Must Die! 3 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Orcs Must Die! 3 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Orcs Must Die! 3 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Orcs Must Die! 3?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Orcs Must Die! 3 at ~45 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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