Is Wartales playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Wartales runs great on the Steam Deck.
Wartales runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 66 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Shiro Games
- Publisher
- Shiro Games
- Release
- April 12, 2023
- Price
- $34.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX 1050 / AMD RX550
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX 1080 / AMD RX 5600
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Is Wartales compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 66 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
Wartales performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Wartales yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Wartales on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Wartales playable on Steam Deck?
Wartales <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 66 reports.
›Is Wartales Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Wartales is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Wartales 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 Wartales on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 31m at 30 fps on Wartales (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Wartales multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Wartales has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Wartales on Steam Deck?
Yes. Wartales runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Wartales?
Yes — Valve reports that Wartales performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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