Is Yume Nikki playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Yume Nikki runs great on the Steam Deck.
Yume Nikki runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 57 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
- Developer
- kikiyama
- Publisher
- PLAYISM
- Release
- January 9, 2018
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
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System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 2000 / XP / vista / 7
- Processor: MMX Pentium(R)200MHz（Pentium(R)II450MHz or above recommended）
- Memory: 32 MB RAM
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 57 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
Yume Nikki performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Yume Nikki yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Yume Nikki on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Yume Nikki playable on Steam Deck?
Yume Nikki runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 57 reports.
›Is Yume Nikki Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Yume Nikki as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Yume Nikki 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 Yume Nikki on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 42m at 30 fps, 7h 49m at 40 fps, 4h 30m at 60 fps on Yume Nikki (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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