Is The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales runs great on the Steam Deck.

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Adventure, Indie
Developer: DO MY BEST
Publisher: tinyBuild
Release: June 22, 2023
Price: $3.74
Metacritic: —

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 and up
Processor: Dual-core
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 760 and up
Storage: 12 GB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 and up
Processor: Dual-core
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 1060
Storage: 12 GB available space

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
✓Good performance with default settings

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales performance & FPS on Steam Deck

We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales yet. Runs well with the default settings.

Battery & recommended settings

Estimated battery life

3h 8mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: default
Typical power draw: ~16 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-4 Steamos version 3.7

Tips for playing The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales 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 Bookwalker: Thief of Tales playable on Steam Deck?

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports.

›Is The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales 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 Bookwalker: Thief of Tales on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 60 fps on The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.