Is Caves of Qud playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Caves of Qud runs great on the Steam Deck.
Caves of Qud runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 43 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Freehold Games
- Publisher
- Kitfox Games
- Release
- December 5, 2024
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 91
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 21H1, Windows 11 21H2
- Processor: 1GHz or faster. SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 43 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
Caves of Qud performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Caves of Qud yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Caves of Qud on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Caves of Qud playable on Steam Deck?
Caves of Qud runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 43 reports.
›Is Caves of Qud Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Caves of Qud is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Caves of Qud 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 Caves of Qud 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 Caves of Qud specifically.
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Community configurations
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