Is Oxenfree playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Oxenfree runs great on the Steam Deck.
Oxenfree runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 18 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Night School Studio
- Publisher
- Night School Studio
- Release
- January 14, 2016
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB Shader Model 3.0 Compatible (DirectX 9.0c)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- OS *: Windows 8.1 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / Radeon HD 6750 (or higher)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compatible
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 18 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
Oxenfree performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Oxenfree yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~13 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Oxenfree on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Oxenfree playable on Steam Deck?
Oxenfree runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 18 reports.
›Is Oxenfree Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Oxenfree is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Oxenfree get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Oxenfree on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 58m at 60 fps on Oxenfree (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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