Is Pentiment playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Pentiment runs great on the Steam Deck.
Pentiment runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 55 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- November 14, 2022
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3225
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 55 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
Pentiment 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-4 Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Pentiment on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Pentiment playable on Steam Deck?
Pentiment runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 55 reports.
›Is Pentiment Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Pentiment is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Pentiment get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Pentiment at ~40 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 Pentiment on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 35m at 40 fps on Pentiment (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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