Is The Cave playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Cave runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Cave runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 18 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions
- Publisher
- Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- January 23, 2013
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 68
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows XP SP3
- Processor:1.8 GHz dual core CPU
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 2000 Graphics
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- OS *:Windows 7
- Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, or AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:512 MB GeForce 220, Radeon 4550, Intel HD 3000 Graphics
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:1.5 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Is The Cave compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 18 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
- ✓No cross-platform cloud saves
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
The Cave performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Cave yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing The Cave on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Cave playable on Steam Deck?
The Cave <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 18 reports.
›Is The Cave Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Cave is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Cave 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 Cave 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 Cave specifically.
›Can you play The Cave multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — The Cave has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play The Cave on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Cave runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Cave?
Yes — Valve reports that The Cave performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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