Is West of Loathing playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — West of Loathing runs great on the Steam Deck.
West of Loathing runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- Asymmetric
- Publisher
- Asymmetric
- Release
- August 10, 2017
- Price
- $10.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP SP2+
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor: 3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1 GB
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Is West of Loathing compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 11 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 Loathing performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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.
Tips for playing West of Loathing on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is West of Loathing playable on Steam Deck?
West of Loathing <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 11 reports.
›Is West of Loathing Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. West of Loathing is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does West of Loathing get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing West of Loathing at 40–90 fps (based on 2 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 West of Loathing 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 Loathing specifically.
›Can you play West of Loathing on Steam Deck?
Yes. West of Loathing runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run West of Loathing?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running West of Loathing at 40–90 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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