Is Tales of Symphonia playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tales of Symphonia runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tales of Symphonia runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 60 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
- Publisher
- BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Release
- February 1, 2016
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
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System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista 32/64
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 4830
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Gamepad support
- OS *: Windows 7 (x64) / Windows 8 (x64)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-530, 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7850
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Gamepad support
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 60 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
Tales of Symphonia performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Tales of Symphonia yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~8 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-4 Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Tales of Symphonia on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tales of Symphonia playable on Steam Deck?
Tales of Symphonia runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 60 reports.
›Is Tales of Symphonia Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Tales of Symphonia is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Tales of Symphonia 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 of Symphonia on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 33m at 30 fps on Tales of Symphonia (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Tales of Symphonia multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Tales of Symphonia has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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