Is Astral Ascent playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Astral Ascent runs great on the Steam Deck.
Astral Ascent runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 22 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Hibernian Workshop
- Publisher
- Hibernian Workshop, MP2 Games
- Release
- November 14, 2023
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTS 250 or Radeon HD 5770
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- OS *: Windows 7+ 64-bit
- Processor: i3-6100
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 730
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 22 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
Astral Ascent performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Astral Ascent yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~6 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Astral Ascent on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Astral Ascent playable on Steam Deck?
Astral Ascent runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 22 reports.
›Is Astral Ascent Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Astral Ascent is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Astral Ascent 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 Astral Ascent on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 8h 4m at 60 fps on Astral Ascent (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Astral Ascent multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Astral Ascent has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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