Is The Swapper playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Swapper runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Swapper runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 19 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo Castellano
- Publisher
- Facepalm Games
- Release
- May 30, 2013
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows XP SP3 or later, 64/32bit
- Processor:Dual Core CPU (2.2+ GHz Dual Core CPU or better)
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:GeForce® 8800 or Radeon® HD4800 series, 512 MB of memory, OpenGL 3.0 support required
- Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
- Additional:Intel HD Graphics are not officially supported. But if you've got yourself a 3000 or better then there is a reasonable chance it will mostly/sorta work. No promises, but we've been working hard on it, at any rate.
Is The Swapper compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 19 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 Swapper performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for The Swapper yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing The Swapper on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Swapper playable on Steam Deck?
The Swapper <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 19 reports.
›Is The Swapper Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Swapper is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Swapper 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 Swapper 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 Swapper specifically.
›Can you play The Swapper on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Swapper runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Swapper?
Yes — Valve reports that The Swapper performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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