Is The Big Con playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Big Con runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Big Con runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 10 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Mighty Yell
- Publisher
- Skybound Games
- Release
- August 31, 2021
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: AMD FX-4350 or Intel Pentium G4500
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7770 or dedicated equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 480
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Is The Big Con compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 10 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
The Big Con performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Big Con yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing The Big Con on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Big Con playable on Steam Deck?
The Big Con <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 10 reports.
›Is The Big Con Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Big Con is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Big Con 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 Big Con 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 Big Con specifically.
›Can you play The Big Con on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Big Con runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Big Con?
Yes — Valve reports that The Big Con performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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