Is Tails of Iron playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tails of Iron runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tails of Iron runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 34 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Odd Bug Studio
- Publisher
- United Label
- Release
- September 17, 2021
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Processor: 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 660 or equivalent with 2 GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 960 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Is Tails of Iron compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 34 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 for the main player
Tails of Iron performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Tails of Iron yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Tails of Iron on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tails of Iron playable on Steam Deck?
Tails of Iron <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 34 reports.
›Is Tails of Iron Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Tails of Iron is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Tails of Iron 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 Tails of Iron 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 Tails of Iron specifically.
›Can you play Tails of Iron on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tails of Iron runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tails of Iron?
Yes — Valve reports that Tails of Iron performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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