Is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- inXile Entertainment
- Publisher
- inXile Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- August 27, 2019
- Price
- $34.99
- Metacritic
- 84
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: Intel Core i5 2500K or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7970
- Storage: 29 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/AMD 290 equivalent or greater
- Storage: 29 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 7 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Playable performance on the Deck.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Default settings are not performant
- ✓Cross platform cloud saves not supported
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Playable performance on the Deck.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~18 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut playable on Steam Deck?
The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports.
›Is The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut at ~40 fps (based on 2 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 The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut 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 The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut specifically.
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Community configurations
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