Is The Beginner's Guide playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Beginner's Guide runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Beginner's Guide runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 21 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Everything Unlimited Ltd.
- Publisher
- Everything Unlimited Ltd., Klei Publishing
- Release
- October 1, 2015
- Price
- $4.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Intel Express graphics card).
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Is The Beginner's Guide compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 21 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
The Beginner's Guide performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Beginner's Guide yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing The Beginner's Guide on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Beginner's Guide playable on Steam Deck?
The Beginner's Guide <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 21 reports.
›Is The Beginner's Guide Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates The Beginner's Guide as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does The Beginner's Guide 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 The Beginner's Guide 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 Beginner's Guide specifically.
›Can you play The Beginner's Guide on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Beginner's Guide runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Beginner's Guide?
Yes — Valve reports that The Beginner's Guide performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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