Is Windbound playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Windbound runs great on the Steam Deck.
Windbound runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 17 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Developer
- 5 Lives Studios
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
- Release
- August 28, 2020
- Price
- $1.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 10/7/8/8.1/Vista (64 bit)
- Processor: 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4600, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 630, Radeon HD 5670
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 10/7/8/8.1/Vista (64 bit)
- Processor: 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5200, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Radeon HD 7800
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 17 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
Windbound performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Windbound yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Windbound on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Windbound playable on Steam Deck?
Windbound runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 17 reports.
›Is Windbound Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Windbound is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Windbound 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 Windbound on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 46m at 40 fps on Windbound (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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