Is The Forgotten City playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Forgotten City runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Forgotten City runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 65 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Modern Storyteller
- Publisher
- Dear Villagers
- Release
- July 28, 2021
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- 85
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
- Processor: 3GHz (4 Core) CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti 2GB | AMD Radeon R7 265
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 26 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: 3.2 GHz (4 Core) CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 | AMD Radeon RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 26 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Additional Notes: Recommend installing on SSD
Is The Forgotten City compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 65 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
The Forgotten City performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing The Forgotten City on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Forgotten City playable on Steam Deck?
The Forgotten City <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 65 reports.
›Is The Forgotten City Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Forgotten City is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Forgotten City get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Forgotten City at ~30 fps (based on 1 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing The Forgotten City 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 Forgotten City specifically.
›Can you play The Forgotten City on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Forgotten City runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Forgotten City?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running The Forgotten City at ~30 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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