Is The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 107 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developer
- LucasArts
- Publisher
- LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney
- Release
- July 15, 2009
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP® or Windows Vista®
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+
- Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista
- Graphics: 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability
- DirectX®: 9.0c (March 2009)
- Hard Drive: 2.5GB free hard drive space
- Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card
- Controller support: Xbox 360 controller
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 107 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-4 Steamos version 3.3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 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 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition playable on Steam Deck?
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 107 reports.
›Is The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition at 30–60 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 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 42m at 60 fps on The Secret of Monkey Island: Special 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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