Is Vampire Survivors playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Vampire Survivors runs great on the Steam Deck.
Vampire Survivors runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 590 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Casual, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- poncle
- Publisher
- poncle
- Release
- October 20, 2022
- Price
- $3.74
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DX11, DX12 capable
- Storage: 2500 MB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Vampire Survivors compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 590 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
Vampire Survivors performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 15 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
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- Default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: Vampire Survivors locks to 60 fps out of the box and barely sips power (~7W) — enable 'Performance mode' in Options. It's one of the most battery-friendly games on the Deck, easily lasting 6+ hours with a 40 fps cap.
Tips for playing Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Vampire Survivors playable on Steam Deck?
Vampire Survivors <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 590 reports.
›Is Vampire Survivors Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Vampire Survivors is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Vampire Survivors get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Vampire Survivors at 40–60 fps (based on 15 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 Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 25m at 30 fps, 7h 42m at 40 fps, 3h 38m at 60 fps on Vampire Survivors (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Vampire Survivors multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Vampire Survivors has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Vampire Survivors on Steam Deck?
Yes. Vampire Survivors runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Vampire Survivors?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Vampire Survivors at 40–60 fps, based on 15 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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