OP here: I played it on Steam Deck for 20 hours, it was fine. No performance issues; a very small minority of art was hard to see because it was small, but using the Steam Deck's built-in magnifier tool (Steam + L1) was easy enough.

Thanks - maybe I'll give it a go when I've finished my latest Cyberpunk playthrough

SteamDeckHQ review says the game runs well on it though: https://steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews/blue-prince/

While I presume they don't provide a native Linux build, it is listed as Playable on Steam Deck.

> Valve's testing indicates that Blue Prince is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.

> • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read

> • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

> • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

> • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

My experience is that "playable" on Steam Deck generally means a poor experience. I'll wait until it's something like "verified".

My experience disagrees. Many "playable" games run very well and many "verified" don't.

You're right it can be a crapshoot as to what the rating means.

I don't have a Steam deck, but for what it's worth I haven't had any problems with it on my arch desktop