Hello Trip Tenders,
Just one last update for you before the big launch into 1.0 tomorrow. We have been testing out Tempest Tower on our office Steam Deck and it is such a smooth experience. We are making this news post so you know what to expect while we are waiting for official Steam Deck Verification from Valve.
Tempest Tower on Deck
The documentation for Steam Deck compatibility lists 3 key areas: input, display, and seamlessness. I will go through each of these quickly to give you a good idea of what to expect.
Input
Tempest Tower contains native controller support and correctly shows appropriate controller glyphs when using the Steam Deck.
Display
Temepst Tower supports 16:10 aspect ratio and renders at 1280x800 on Steam Deck (native resolution). The game runs at a consistent 60fps.
UI text is clearly readable, with the on-screen fonts never falling below 12 pixels in height (Valves reccomended smallest font size). The game does not offer UI scaling options.
Seamlessness
There are no issues with running the Windows version of the game through Proton, and no device compatibility warnings while running the game.
Video Evidence?!
If you don't want to just take our word for it. Check out this little video we took playing the latest version of Tempest Tower on Steam Deck.
Try the Demo
The best way to check if the Tempest Tower experience on Steam Deck is up to your standards is to try out the demo. We have just updated the demo ahead of the 1.0 launch and we are really happy with how it performs. Feel free to try before you buy!