Clans of the Forest Steam Deck & Controller Support

Clans of the forest Steam Deck support is not yet rated - as of 28 September 2026, Valve has not assigned the game a Deck compatibility rating and ProtonDB lists its Deck Verified status as unknown. What is confirmed is controller support: Steam lists full controller support for the title, so a controller is a safe assumption for launch day. Neither of those two facts depends on the other, and it is worth keeping them apart.

• Steam Deck rating: not assigned - the store page's hardware-compatibility block is empty
• ProtonDB: "Deck Verified Status: Unknown" - the community database agrees, independently
• Full controller support: confirmed in the Steam feature list
• English is the only language with full voice audio; five others ship as text subtitles
• No demo exists yet, so there is no way to test compatibility yourself before launch

Where to check yourself: the Steam store page carries the hardware-compatibility block, and ProtonDB's entry for the app is the fastest read on community testing.

Is Clans of the Forest verified for Steam Deck?

No rating has been assigned, which is a different answer from "unverified". A game that has been tested and found unplayable carries an explicit Unsupported or Unverified label. This one has no label at all, because it has not shipped - the Steam store page's hardware-compatibility data for the app is empty, with a resolved category of zero and no resolved items, which is what Valve serves when no compatibility information exists yet.

That distinction matters for how you plan. An unsupported rating is a verdict you can act on today. No rating is an open question, and it will be answered by testing once players have the game. The people who answer it fastest will be the ones who bought it first on launch day, which is why the news and updates timeline is worth watching that week.

What do Valve and ProtonDB currently say?

The two sources agree, and both are saying nothing definitive. Valve's store page reports the game as unrated for Deck hardware. ProtonDB, the community-maintained database that tracks Linux and SteamOS playability, lists the Deck Verified status for the app as unknown. The Steam app record lists Steam Cloud and full controller support among its feature categories, and Windows as its only PC platform.

Does the game support controllers?

Yes, and it is one of the few things on this page that is settled. Full controller support is a listed Steam feature category for the title, alongside single-player, Steam Cloud and family sharing. For a game rated Everyone 10+ that is aimed as much at existing book fans as at new players, that is the expected result - a pad-and-couch configuration is a reasonable launch-day assumption.

For PC players this is the one hardware question that does not need revisiting. The open hardware question is the Deck specifically, and the PC side of it is covered by the system requirements table.

Which languages are fully voiced?

English is the only language with full audio. French, Italian, German, Spanish-Spain and Dutch are all supported as text with subtitles. This is the kind of detail that only matters to a specific player - a handheld player travelling without a headset, or anyone who wants to know whether the voice work is worth playing in English - but it is published, so there is no need to guess. The list comes from the store page's supported-languages field, and the Nintendo eShop listing shows the same language set.

What else should I check before buying for handheld play?

Two things. First, there is no demo or playtest, so there is no way to run the game yourself and find out - the Steam record has no demo entry and no store page carries a demo link. Our FAQ covers what does and does not exist yet. Second, the Deck sits much closer to the minimum PC line than a desktop does, so the minimum requirements are the more relevant comparison for a handheld than the recommended tier is.

Beyond that, the Steam community forums are where compatibility reports land fastest once the game is out. We will keep this page updated as soon as a rating appears in either direction.