Is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew runs great on the Steam Deck.
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 27 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Mimimi Games
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse, Mimimi Games
- Release
- August 17, 2023
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 85
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-7400 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 1200 (quad-core)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2 GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 28 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-8400 (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600 (hexa-core)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6500 XT (4 GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 28 GB available space
Is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 27 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
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew playable on Steam Deck?
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew <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 27 reports.
›Is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew at 30–45 fps (based on 2 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 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew 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 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew specifically.
›Can you play Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew on Steam Deck?
Yes. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew at 30–45 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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