Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 61 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- Nihon Falcom
- Publisher
- XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc.
- Release
- August 2, 2017
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: Intel Atom x7-Z8700 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Shader Model 5 (GeForce 400 / Radeon HD 5000 / Intel post-2012 series)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 17 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1280x720 / 30 FPS with portable settings
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: Intel i3 3 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 770 / Radeon R9 280X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 17 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1920x1080 / 60 FPS with high settings
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 61 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 Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel playable on Steam Deck?
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 61 reports.
›Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 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 Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 16h 8m at 60 fps on The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (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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