Is The Excavation of Hob's Barrow playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Excavation of Hob's Barrow runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 8 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Cloak and Dagger Games
- Publisher
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Release
- September 28, 2022
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP or higher
- Processor: Pentium or higher
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 640x360, 32-bit colour: 700 Mhz system minimum
- DirectX: Version 5.2
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- OS *: Windows 7,8,10, XP SP2
- Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 8 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 Excavation of Hob's Barrow performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Excavation of Hob's Barrow yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Excavation of Hob's Barrow playable on Steam Deck?
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 8 reports.
›Is The Excavation of Hob's Barrow Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Excavation of Hob's Barrow 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 Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 20m at 40 fps on The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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