Is Sail Forth playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sail Forth runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sail Forth runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
- Developer
- Festive Vector
- Publisher
- The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
- Release
- December 21, 2022
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: 7
- Processor: Intel i5 2.3GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 300 MB available space
- OS: 10
- Processor: Intel i7 2.3GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750m
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Is Sail Forth compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 7 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
Sail Forth 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 Sail Forth on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sail Forth playable on Steam Deck?
Sail Forth <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 7 reports.
›Is Sail Forth Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Sail Forth is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Sail Forth get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Sail Forth 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 Sail Forth 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 Sail Forth specifically.
›Can you play Sail Forth on Steam Deck?
Yes. Sail Forth runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Sail Forth?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Sail Forth at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
Similar action games on Steam Deck
Community configurations
Found a setup that works great for Sail Forth on Steam Deck? Share it and help the community grow.