Is Ring of Pain playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Ring of Pain runs great on the Steam Deck.
Ring of Pain runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 28 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie, Strategy
- Developer
- Simon Boxer, Twice Different
- Publisher
- Balor Games
- Release
- October 15, 2020
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 8/10
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Some graphics issues on Windows 7. Compatible drivers for most graphics cards are only available on more recent OS.
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 28 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
Ring of Pain performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Ring of Pain yet. 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 Ring of Pain on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Ring of Pain playable on Steam Deck?
Ring of Pain runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 28 reports.
›Is Ring of Pain Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Ring of Pain is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Ring of Pain 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 Ring of Pain on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 21m at 40 fps on Ring of Pain (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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