Is Styx: Master of Shadows playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Styx: Master of Shadows runs great on the Steam Deck.
Styx: Master of Shadows runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 85 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Cyanide Studio, Nacon
- Release
- October 7, 2014
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 71
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: WINDOWS VISTA SP2/WINDOWS 7/WINDOWS 8
- Processor: AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.4 GHZ
- Memory: 3072 MB RAM
- Graphics: 1024 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE AMD RADEON HD 5850/NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR HIGHER
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
- Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR THE GAME ACTIVATION
Is Styx: Master of Shadows compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 85 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Styx: Master of Shadows performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~13 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Styx: Master of Shadows playable on Steam Deck?
Styx: Master of Shadows <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 85 reports.
›Is Styx: Master of Shadows Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Styx: Master of Shadows is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Styx: Master of Shadows get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Styx: Master of Shadows at ~60 fps (based on 1 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 Styx: Master of Shadows 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 Styx: Master of Shadows specifically.
›Can you play Styx: Master of Shadows on Steam Deck?
Yes. Styx: Master of Shadows runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Styx: Master of Shadows?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Styx: Master of Shadows at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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