
Is THE JOY OF CREATION playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — THE JOY OF CREATION is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
THE JOY OF CREATION is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve hasn't given it an official Steam Deck rating yet. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 18 reports. Even without an official rating, community reports are positive.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie, Simulation
- Developer
- Nikson
- Publisher
- Clickteam
- Release
- To be announced
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430K CPU @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB)/AMD Radeon R9 290x (4GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6402p CPU @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)/AMD RX 5600 XT (6GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Recommended
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unknown
Community rating · 18 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
THE JOY OF CREATION 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. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Frequently asked questions
›Is THE JOY OF CREATION playable on Steam Deck?
THE JOY OF CREATION is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve hasn't given it an official Steam Deck rating yet. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 18 reports.
›Is THE JOY OF CREATION Steam Deck Verified?
Valve hasn't evaluated THE JOY OF CREATION for the Steam Deck yet. The verdict above is based on community Proton reports.
›How many FPS does THE JOY OF CREATION get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing THE JOY OF CREATION 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 JOY OF CREATION 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 JOY OF CREATION specifically.
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Community configurations
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