Is Portal Knights playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Portal Knights runs great on the Steam Deck.
Portal Knights runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 59 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Keen Games GmbH
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Release
- May 18, 2017
- Price
- $2.99
- Metacritic
- 72
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 470 (1Gb VRAM) / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 (1Gb VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: On Board
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: On Board
Is Portal Knights compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 59 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
Portal Knights performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Portal Knights yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~18 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Portal Knights 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 Portal Knights playable on Steam Deck?
Portal Knights <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 59 reports.
›Is Portal Knights Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Portal Knights as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Portal Knights 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 Portal Knights on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 50m at 60 fps on Portal Knights (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Portal Knights multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Portal Knights has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Portal Knights on Steam Deck?
Yes. Portal Knights runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Portal Knights?
Yes — Valve reports that Portal Knights performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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