Is South of the Circle playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — South of the Circle runs great on the Steam Deck.
South of the Circle runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 8 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- State of Play
- Publisher
- 11 bit studios
- Release
- August 3, 2022
- Price
- $12.99
- Metacritic
- 75
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660, Radeon R7 370 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 960, Radeon RX 570 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Is South of the Circle compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 8 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
South of the Circle performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for South of the Circle yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing South of the Circle on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is South of the Circle playable on Steam Deck?
South of the Circle <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 8 reports.
›Is South of the Circle Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. South of the Circle is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does South of the Circle 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 the Circle 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 the Circle specifically.
›Can you play South of the Circle on Steam Deck?
Yes. South of the Circle runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run South of the Circle?
Yes — Valve reports that South of the Circle performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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