Is Slay the Spire playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Slay the Spire runs great on the Steam Deck.
Slay the Spire runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 211 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie, Strategy
- Developer
- Mega Crit
- Publisher
- Mega Crit
- Release
- January 23, 2019
- Price
- $6.24
- Metacritic
- 89
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1Gb Video Memory, capable of OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Is Slay the Spire compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 211 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
Slay the Spire 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~8 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Slay the Spire on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Slay the Spire playable on Steam Deck?
Slay the Spire <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 211 reports.
›Is Slay the Spire Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Slay the Spire is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Slay the Spire get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Slay the Spire at 30–40 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 Slay the Spire on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 49m at 40 fps, 5h 53m at 60 fps on Slay the Spire (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Slay the Spire on Steam Deck?
Yes. Slay the Spire runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Slay the Spire?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Slay the Spire at 30–40 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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