Harry Potter Quidditch Champions is quite playable on the Steam Deck, thanks to a combination of both decent PC optimization and very modest system requirements. The game is playable via the Proton translation layer for Steam games – and as such should also work on any modern Linux-based operating system with minimal issues.
The game has also been updated to be Steam Deck Verified, which means it should work out of the box.
The best Steam Deck settings for Harry Potter Quidditch Champions will take into account both performance and battery life, opting for an 800p image at 60 frames per second with a max TDP setting – which can be found discussed below.
Optimized Harry Potter Quidditch Champions Steam Deck settings
In-game settings
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1280×800 (Deck native)
- Vertical Sync: Off
- Frames Per Second: 60
- Xess Upscaling/Sharpening: Off
- Motion Blur: Off
- Field of View: 90
- Overall Quality: Low
- Anti-Aliasing: Medium
- Texture: Low
- Shadows: Low
- Effects: Low
- Foliage: Low
- Post Process: Low
- View DIstance: High
- Shading: Medium
While High and Epic settings are technically supported, they will result in much lower FPS.
Steam Deck specific settings
- Frame Rate Limit: 60
- TDP: 15 W
- Battery Drain: 20-25W
Expect around 1.5-2 hours of battery life on the regular Steam Deck, with 1.5 times more (3-4 hours) battery life on the Steam Deck OLED.
How to access the settings menu of Harry Potter Quidditch Champions on a Steam Deck
Quidditch Champions forces a Steam Deck specific preset out of the box, which has to be altered in order to access the settings menu.
Simply type in SteamDeck=0%command% within the game’s Settings > Properties > General > Launch Options parameter box.
As always, readers can experiment with the launch options and in-game settings to further tweak and fine-tune their experience. Additional components such as Proton-GE may yield better performance.
While Quidditch Champions is relatively playable, there may be random dips in frame rates from time to time.
