Is Sky: Children of the Light playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sky: Children of the Light runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sky: Children of the Light runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 125 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access
- Developer
- thatgamecompany
- Publisher
- thatgamecompany
- Release
- April 10, 2024
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- —
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, build 1903+ (10.0.18362)
- Processor: Intel i5-6400 or AMD FX 8310
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1030 or AMD Radeon RX 560
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Vulkan 1.2 Driver. GPU must have at least 2048 MB of VRAM.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit, build 1903+ (10.0.18362)
- Processor: Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Vulkan 1.3 Driver. GPU must have at least 2048 MB of VRAM.
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 125 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
Sky: Children of the Light performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Sky: Children of the Light on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sky: Children of the Light playable on Steam Deck?
Sky: Children of the Light runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 125 reports.
›Is Sky: Children of the Light Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Sky: Children of the Light is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Sky: Children of the Light get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Sky: Children of the Light at 60–90 fps (based on 3 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 Sky: Children of the Light on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 40 fps on Sky: Children of the Light (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Sky: Children of the Light multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Sky: Children of the Light has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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