Is High On Life playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — High On Life runs great on the Steam Deck.
High On Life runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 82 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Squanch Games, Inc.
- Publisher
- Squanch Games, Inc.
- Release
- December 13, 2022
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430K CPU @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB)/AMD Radeon R9 290x (4GB)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 59 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6402p CPU @ 2.80GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)/AMD RX 5600 XT (6GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 59 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Recommended
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 82 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
High On Life performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~25 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing High On Life on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is High On Life playable on Steam Deck?
High On Life runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 82 reports.
›Is High On Life Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. High On Life is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does High On Life get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing High On Life at 40–60 fps (based on 2 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing High On Life on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 21m at 40 fps on High On Life (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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