Is Tales from the Borderlands playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tales from the Borderlands runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tales from the Borderlands runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 53 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release
- February 16, 2021
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
- Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI or NVIDIA card w/512 MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c sound device
- Additional Notes: Not Recommended for Intel integrated graphics
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 53 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Native resolution not default
- ✓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
Tales from the Borderlands performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Tales from the Borderlands yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Tales from the Borderlands on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tales from the Borderlands playable on Steam Deck?
Tales from the Borderlands runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 53 reports.
›Is Tales from the Borderlands Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Tales from the Borderlands as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Tales from the Borderlands 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 Tales from the Borderlands on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 6m at 30 fps, 5h 19m at 40 fps, 5h 11m at 60 fps on Tales from the Borderlands (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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