Starsand on the Steam Machine
Can the Steam Machine run Starsand?
Yes — Starsand, a 2022 simulation, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.
Derived from Valve's SteamOS testing (it's also Deck Verified), not a measured frame-rate. Recommended RAM is 16 GB — exactly the Machine's 16 GB.
Key facts: Starsand 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 Verified — 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 · 2 sources (2 linked) · data as of · methodology
- 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.
At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices
Analysis — Starsand on the Steam Machine
In a simulation the tick, not the renderer, sets the pace — a big late-game save with more agents and buildings is what slows the Zen 4 CPU. Graphics presets barely move that; population and map size do.
Very high frame-rates buy little in a simulation; spend the headroom on detail, and keep CPU-side settings (population, map size) in check.
6 ProtonDB reports rate it Gold (runs perfectly after tweaks), in line with Valve's Deck Verified rating.
Steam lists full controller support, so it plays from the sofa without a keyboard.
Frequently asked
Is Starsand Steam Deck Verified?
Yes — Starsand is Steam Deck Verified.
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How we know this
Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.
- Valve SteamOS compatibility: Compatible · Valve (Steam store)
- ProtonDB: Gold, 6 reports · ProtonDBIndependent community signal shown alongside our verdict, not used to compute it.
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