Is POOLS playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — POOLS runs great on the Steam Deck.
POOLS runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold 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
- Developer
- Tensori
- Publisher
- Tensori, UNIKAT Label
- Release
- April 26, 2024
- Price
- $9.79
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Processor: Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 from around 2016 or later
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 or newer
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- VR Support: OpenXR. Supports standard gamepads and motion controllers. Only Windows is officially supported for VR
- Additional Notes: Lower resolution for additional performance. Laptops can work too. Tested on 2021 Lenovo thinkpad, works smoothly with low settings and lower resolution setting. NOTE: You can always try the Demo to see how game runs.
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Processor: Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 7 from 2018 or later
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or newer
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- VR Support: OpenXR. Supports standard gamepads and motion controllers. Only Windows is officially supported for VR
- Additional Notes: Tested with high settings on 1080p. For 4k with high settings NVIDIA 4080 or AMD RX 7900 is recommended. NOTE: You can always try the Demo to see how game runs.
Is POOLS compatible with Steam Deck?
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
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
POOLS 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 POOLS on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is POOLS playable on Steam Deck?
POOLS <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 18 reports.
›Is POOLS Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. POOLS is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does POOLS get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing POOLS 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 POOLS 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 POOLS specifically.
›Can you play POOLS on Steam Deck?
Yes. POOLS runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run POOLS?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running POOLS at ~40 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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