Is Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 40 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Owlcat Games
- Publisher
- Knights Peak
- Release
- September 25, 2018
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 73
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Celeron 1037U @ 1.80GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Is Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 40 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 40 reports.
›Is Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition at 40–45 fps (based on 2 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition 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 Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition specifically.
›Can you play Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition at 40–45 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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