Is Return to Monkey Island playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Return to Monkey Island runs great on the Steam Deck.
Return to Monkey Island runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 121 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual
- Developer
- Terrible Toybox
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Release
- September 19, 2022
- Price
- $7.49
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent / Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM) or equivalent / GeForce GT 640 (2048 VRAM) or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires DirectX 12 and a DirectX 12 compatible GPU card or Vulkan 1.2.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: TBA
Is Return to Monkey Island compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 121 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
Return to Monkey Island 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 Return to Monkey Island on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Return to Monkey Island playable on Steam Deck?
Return to Monkey Island <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 121 reports.
›Is Return to Monkey Island Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Return to Monkey Island is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Return to Monkey Island get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Return to Monkey Island at ~60 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 Return to Monkey Island 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 to Monkey Island specifically.
›Can you play Return to Monkey Island on Steam Deck?
Yes. Return to Monkey Island runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Return to Monkey Island?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Return to Monkey Island at ~60 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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