No Return on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibility

Can the Steam Machine run No Return?

Yes — No Return, a 2024 RPG, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

Buy on Steam — $7.99US Steam price as of Nov 11, 2026; yours may differ by region.

Derived from Valve's SteamOS rating plus our spec model, not a measured frame-rate. Recommended RAM is 16 GB — exactly the Machine's 16 GB.

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Key facts: No Return on Steam Machine

Compatibility: Runs great (works). Inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Device & mode: Steam Machine: Runs great — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
Steam Deck: Deck Unsupported — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
Performance: No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
Conditions: None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
Basis: Derived from SteamOS compatibility · 1 source (1 linked) · data as of June 2026 · methodology
Valve SteamOS compatibility: Compatible
Limitations: No frame-rate measured — the verdict is inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.

Steam Machine

Runs great

Comfortable at high

Steam Deck

Unsupported

No measured data yet

Steam Frame

Flatscreen

Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — No Return on the Steam Machine

CPU vs GPU

RPGs swing between light dungeons and busy hub towns, and the towns are the Zen 4 CPU's real test. If the frame-rate dips there, cut NPC density and draw distance before touching resolution.

Room to push

Spend the headroom on image quality — 1440p output with FSR Quality — rather than settings that barely move the picture.

On the couch

Steam lists only partial controller support — some menus or modes may still want a mouse, and Steam Input's community layouts are the first thing to try.