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When the Darkness comes on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Gold· 11 reports

Can the Steam Machine run When the Darkness comes?

Yes — When the Darkness comes, a 2019 adventure game, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

Derived from Valve's SteamOS rating (Playable on the far weaker Deck), not a measured frame-rate. Recommended RAM is 2 GB — comfortably within the Machine's 16 GB.

Key facts: When the Darkness comes 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 Playable — 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

Steam Machine
Runs great
Comfortable at high
Steam Deck
Playable
No measured data yet
Steam Frame
Flatscreen
Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — When the Darkness comes on the Steam Machine

Community check

11 ProtonDB reports rate it Gold (runs perfectly after tweaks), in line with Valve's Deck Playable rating.

Frequently asked

Is When the Darkness comes Steam Deck Verified?

When the Darkness comes is rated Playable on the Steam Deck — it runs, with some manual settings tweaks.

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How we know this

Derived from SteamOS compatibilityInferred

Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.

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