Is The Walking Dead playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Walking Dead runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Walking Dead runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 116 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Publisher
- Skybound Games
- Release
- April 24, 2012
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: XP Service Pack 3
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
- Video Card: ATI or nVidia card with 512 MB RAM (not supported on Intel integrated graphics)
- DirectX®: Direct X 9.0c
- Sound: Direct X 9.0c sound device
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB
- Video Card: ATI or nVidia card with 1024 MB RAM
- DirectX®: Direct X 9.0c
- Sound: Direct X 9.0c sound device
Is The Walking Dead compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 116 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 Walking Dead 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.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-4 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing The Walking Dead on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Walking Dead playable on Steam Deck?
The Walking Dead <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 116 reports.
›Is The Walking Dead Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Walking Dead is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Walking Dead get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Walking Dead at ~40 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 Walking Dead 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 Walking Dead specifically.
›Can you play The Walking Dead on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Walking Dead runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Walking Dead?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running The Walking Dead at ~40 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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