Is Use Your Words playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Use Your Words is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Use Your Words is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 15 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Casual, Indie
- Developer
- Smiling Buddha Games, LLC
- Publisher
- Screenwave Media
- Release
- April 3, 2017
- Price
- $14.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core or higher
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- DirectX: Version 9.0
Is Use Your Words compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unsupported
Community rating · 15 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
- ✓Not supported on SteamOS
Use Your Words performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Use Your Words yet. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Use Your Words playable on Steam Deck?
Use Your Words <strong>is playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as <strong>Unsupported</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Silver</strong> on ProtonDB across 15 reports.
›Is Use Your Words Steam Deck Verified?
No. Valve lists Use Your Words as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.
›How many FPS does Use Your Words get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Based on the data, it sits in the playable range for most players.
›How long does the battery last playing Use Your Words 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 Use Your Words specifically.
›Can you play Use Your Words multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Use Your Words has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Use Your Words on Steam Deck?
Yes, though expect a tweak or two: Use Your Words may need a specific Proton version, a settings change, or putting up with small on-screen text.
›Can the Steam Deck run Use Your Words?
The Steam Deck can run Use Your Words, though we don't have a measured framerate for it yet — it depends on your settings and TDP limit.
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Community configurations
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