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Steam News22 July 20261mo ago

Steam Deck Compatibility

Joy Malignant is playable on the Steam Deck! Controls Since Joy Malignant is entirely playable using only a mouse, the game is intuitively playable start to finish on the Steam Deck using the trackpad.

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  • Compatibility
  • Performance
changedControlsSince Joy Malignant is entirely playable using only a mouse, the game is intuitively playable start to finish on the Steam Deck using the trackpad . Controller support without usage of the trackpad is not currently in place, but might come post-launch if sufficient demand is there.
changedPerformancePerformance on steam deck is identical to most PCs , as the game is not graphically demanding.

Joy Malignant changes

changedSince Joy Malignant is entirely playable using only a mouse, the game is intuitively playable start to finish on the Steam Deck using the trackpad . Controller support without usage of the trackpad is not currently in place, but might come post-launch if sufficient demand is there.
changedPerformance on steam deck is identical to most PCs , as the game is not graphically demanding.

Joy Malignant is playable on the Steam Deck!

Controls

Since Joy Malignant is entirely playable using only a mouse, the game is intuitively playable start to finish on the Steam Deck using the trackpad. Controller support without usage of the trackpad is not currently in place, but might come post-launch if sufficient demand is there.

Performance

Performance on steam deck is identical to most PCs, as the game is not graphically demanding.

Enjoy exploring Visceria anywhere you go!

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Steam News / 22 July 2026

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