Is Yars: Recharged playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Yars: Recharged runs great on the Steam Deck.
Yars: Recharged runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 7 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Adamvision Studios, SneakyBox
- Publisher
- Atari
- Release
- August 23, 2022
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Dual Core +
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Is Yars: Recharged compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 7 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't the default
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Yars: Recharged performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Yars: Recharged yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Yars: Recharged on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Yars: Recharged playable on Steam Deck?
Yars: Recharged <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 7 reports.
›Is Yars: Recharged Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Yars: Recharged as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Yars: Recharged 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 Yars: Recharged 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 Yars: Recharged specifically.
›Can you play Yars: Recharged multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Yars: Recharged has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Yars: Recharged on Steam Deck?
Yes. Yars: Recharged runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Yars: Recharged?
Yes — Valve reports that Yars: Recharged performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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