Is Return of the Obra Dinn playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Return of the Obra Dinn runs great on the Steam Deck.
Return of the Obra Dinn runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 141 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Lucas Pope
- Publisher
- 3909
- Release
- October 18, 2018
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 89
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 or better
- Processor: 2 GHz Intel i5 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Discrete GPU
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires 720p or higher resolution and outputs 16:9 aspect only, letterboxed if necessary.
Is Return of the Obra Dinn compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 141 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Return of the Obra Dinn performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Return of the Obra Dinn yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Return of the Obra Dinn on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Return of the Obra Dinn playable on Steam Deck?
Return of the Obra Dinn <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 141 reports.
›Is Return of the Obra Dinn Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Return of the Obra Dinn is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Return of the Obra Dinn 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 Return of the Obra Dinn 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 Return of the Obra Dinn specifically.
›Can you play Return of the Obra Dinn on Steam Deck?
Yes. Return of the Obra Dinn runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Return of the Obra Dinn?
Yes — Valve reports that Return of the Obra Dinn performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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