Is The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 70 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment, Virtuos Games
- Publisher
- Private Division, Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- March 7, 2023
- 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 Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or Radeon RX 590
- Storage: 62 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti or GeForce RTX 2070 or Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Storage: 62 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 70 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Playable performance on the Deck.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Default settings are not performant
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Playable performance on the Deck.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~20 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition playable on Steam Deck?
The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 70 reports.
›Is The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition at 30–40 fps (based on 3 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 The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 30m at 30 fps on The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition (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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