Is Tetris® Effect: Connected playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tetris® Effect: Connected runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tetris® Effect: Connected runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 147 reports. As a casual game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Casual, Indie
- Developer
- Monstars Inc., Resonair, Stage Games
- Publisher
- Enhance
- Release
- August 17, 2021
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 93
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i3-4340
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti equivalent or greater
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- Additional Notes: Minimum specs for non-VR mode
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5-4590 (required for VR)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 equivalent (required for VR)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
Is Tetris® Effect: Connected compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 147 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
Tetris® Effect: Connected performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~13 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-35 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Tetris® Effect: Connected on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tetris® Effect: Connected playable on Steam Deck?
Tetris® Effect: Connected <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 147 reports.
›Is Tetris® Effect: Connected Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Tetris® Effect: Connected is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Tetris® Effect: Connected get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Tetris® Effect: Connected at 30–80 fps (based on 3 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 Tetris® Effect: Connected on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 15m at 60 fps on Tetris® Effect: Connected (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Tetris® Effect: Connected multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Tetris® Effect: Connected has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Tetris® Effect: Connected on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tetris® Effect: Connected runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tetris® Effect: Connected?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Tetris® Effect: Connected at 30–80 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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