Is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP runs great on the Steam Deck.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 9 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Capybara, Superbrothers, Jim Guthrie
- Publisher
- Capybara Games
- Release
- April 16, 2012
- Price
- $7.99
- Metacritic
- 83
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS:Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Processor:AMD Athlon 64 2800+ @ 1.8 Ghz and Intel Pentium IV @ 2.8 Ghz
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:Graphics Card with 128 MB of RAM
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:500 MB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
ATI cards older than the HD series are not officially supported but may be compatible in many cases (e.g X300, X800, X1300, etc.).
- OS:Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:Graphics Card with 256 MB of RAM
- DirectX®:9.0
- Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
Is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 9 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
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP playable on Steam Deck?
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 9 reports.
›Is Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP 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 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP 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 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP specifically.
›Can you play Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP on Steam Deck?
Yes. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP?
Yes — Valve reports that Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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