Is Salt and Sanctuary playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Salt and Sanctuary runs great on the Steam Deck.
Salt and Sanctuary runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 12 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Ska Studios
- Publisher
- Ska Studios
- Release
- May 17, 2016
- Price
- $17.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card with shader model 3.0 support
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Xbox360 Gamepad recommended
- OS *: Windows 8
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® 9600GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 5000+ or better
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Additional Notes: Xbox360 Gamepad recommended
Is Salt and Sanctuary compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 12 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
Salt and Sanctuary performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Salt and Sanctuary yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Salt and Sanctuary on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Salt and Sanctuary playable on Steam Deck?
Salt and Sanctuary <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 12 reports.
›Is Salt and Sanctuary Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Salt and Sanctuary is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Salt and Sanctuary 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 Salt and Sanctuary on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 53m at 40 fps, 5h 14m at 60 fps on Salt and Sanctuary (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Salt and Sanctuary multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Salt and Sanctuary has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Salt and Sanctuary on Steam Deck?
Yes. Salt and Sanctuary runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Salt and Sanctuary?
Yes — Valve reports that Salt and Sanctuary performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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