Is Spirit of the North playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Spirit of the North runs great on the Steam Deck.
Spirit of the North runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 28 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie
- Developer
- Infuse Studio
- Publisher
- Silver Lining Interactive
- Release
- May 7, 2020
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 - 64Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: Onboard soundcard
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 28 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 primary player
Spirit of the North performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Spirit of the North yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Spirit of the North on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Spirit of the North playable on Steam Deck?
Spirit of the North runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 28 reports.
›Is Spirit of the North Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Spirit of the North is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Spirit of the North 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 Spirit of the North on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 30 fps on Spirit of the North (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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