Is West of Dead playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — West of Dead runs great on the Steam Deck.
West of 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 19 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Upstream Arcade
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Release
- June 18, 2020
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5-4460 CPU / AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1030 / Radeon RX 550
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Is West of Dead compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 19 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
West of Dead performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for West of Dead yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing West of Dead on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is West of Dead playable on Steam Deck?
West of 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 19 reports.
›Is West of Dead Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. West of Dead is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does West of Dead 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 West of 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 West of Dead specifically.
›Can you play West of Dead on Steam Deck?
Yes. West of Dead runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run West of Dead?
Yes — Valve reports that West of Dead performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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