Is The Stanley Parable playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Stanley Parable runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Stanley Parable runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 43 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Galactic Cafe
- Publisher
- Galactic Cafe, Klei Publishing
- Release
- October 17, 2013
- Price
- $7.49
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
- Processor: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Video card must be 128 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 2.0b (ATI Radeon X800 or higher / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or higher / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher - *NOT* an Express graphics card).
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Is The Stanley Parable compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 43 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
The Stanley Parable performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Stanley Parable yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing The Stanley Parable on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Stanley Parable playable on Steam Deck?
The Stanley Parable <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 43 reports.
›Is The Stanley Parable Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Stanley Parable is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Stanley Parable 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 Stanley Parable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 42m at 30 fps on The Stanley Parable (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play The Stanley Parable on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Stanley Parable runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Stanley Parable?
Yes — Valve reports that The Stanley Parable performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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