Is Way of the Samurai 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Way of the Samurai 3 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Way of the Samurai 3 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 12 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- ACQUIRE Corp.
- Publisher
- Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- Release
- March 23, 2016
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 2.13GHz Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 512Mb RAM and support for v3 shaders
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: 3GHz Intel i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card with 1GB RAM and support for v3 shaders
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Is Way of the Samurai 3 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 12 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Way of the Samurai 3 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Way of the Samurai 3 yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Way of the Samurai 3 on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Way of the Samurai 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Way of the Samurai 3 <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 12 reports.
›Is Way of the Samurai 3 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Way of the Samurai 3 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Way of the Samurai 3 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 Way of the Samurai 3 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 Way of the Samurai 3 specifically.
›Can you play Way of the Samurai 3 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Way of the Samurai 3 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Way of the Samurai 3?
Yes — Valve reports that Way of the Samurai 3 performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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