Is South of Midnight playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — South of Midnight runs great on the Steam Deck.
South of Midnight 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, Adventure
- Developer
- Compulsion Games
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- April 8, 2025
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel i3-8100
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX 580 / Nvidia GTX 1060
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Performance scales with higher-end systems
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: AMD 1600X / Intel i5-7600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX 6600 / Nvidia RTX 2060 / Intel Arc A580
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Performance scales with higher-end systems
Is South of Midnight 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
South of Midnight performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for South of Midnight yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing South of Midnight on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is South of Midnight playable on Steam Deck?
South of Midnight <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 South of Midnight Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. South of Midnight is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does South of Midnight 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 South of Midnight 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 South of Midnight specifically.
›Can you play South of Midnight on Steam Deck?
Yes. South of Midnight runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run South of Midnight?
Yes — Valve reports that South of Midnight performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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