Is Sword of the Stars: The Pit playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Sword of the Stars: The Pit is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve hasn't given it an official Steam Deck rating yet. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 14 reports. Even without an official rating, community reports are positive.
Game info
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Kerberos Productions
- Publisher
- Kerberos Productions
- Release
- February 21, 2013
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 69
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows XP
- Processor:Intel Pentium 1.6 GHz or equivalent
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:512 MB DX compatible card
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:1.4 GB HD space
- Sound:Any Windows compatible sound device
- Additional:Controller support: 2-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- OS *:Windows Vista / 7
- Processor:Intel Pentium 2 GHz or equivalent
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:1 GB DX compatible card
- Hard Drive:1.4 GB HD space
- Sound:Any Windows compatible sound device
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
- Additional:Controller support: 2-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unknown
Community rating · 14 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Sword of the Stars: The Pit 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. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sword of the Stars: The Pit playable on Steam Deck?
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve hasn't given it an official Steam Deck rating yet. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 14 reports.
›Is Sword of the Stars: The Pit Steam Deck Verified?
Valve hasn't evaluated Sword of the Stars: The Pit for the Steam Deck yet. The verdict above is based on community Proton reports.
›How many FPS does Sword of the Stars: The Pit get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Sword of the Stars: The Pit at ~30 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 Sword of the Stars: The Pit 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 Sword of the Stars: The Pit specifically.
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Community configurations
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