Owlboy Languages, Controller Support and Steam Deck

Does Owlboy support my language and controller?

Yes to both. Owlboy ships with thirteen interface and subtitle languages, all of them listed with full audio support on the Steam store page, and the store lists full controller support. Valve has also rated it Verified for Steam Deck.

Source: Steam store page, checked November 9, 2026.

Source: Steam store page and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility review, checked November 9, 2026.

Which languages are supported?

Owlboy lists thirteen languages, and on the Steam store every one of them is marked with an asterisk meaning full audio support: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Norwegian. There are no partial or subtitle-only entries on the store listing — the audio and text columns match.

For comparison, the PCGamingWiki page also covers Owlboy's localizations, should you want a second reference for a specific language.

Which languages have full audio?

All thirteen of them. Each language on the store listing carries the full audio marker, so a French, Korean or Brazilian Portuguese player gets voiced dialogue as well as text. The store does not break out which characters or how much of the script is voiced, and that detail is not documented on the store page.

Does Owlboy have full controller support?

Yes. The Steam store lists full controller support, and the game's history with gamepads is long enough that it has been a talking point. D-Pad Studio has said that many players found the controls finicky because the game originally required two thumbsticks, which is why the Anniversary Update introduced an auto-aim system that lets you play the whole game without a second thumbstick, while still allowing precise aiming with one if you prefer. The same update added keyboard bindings for throwing, shooting and the spin attack, and an option to drop your gunner on dodge.

If you want to remap buttons, note that PCGamingWiki reports that the game only recognizes input from the gamepad assigned to Player 1, and that in-game button prompts keep showing the default controls even after you rebind. The wiki also reports that unplugging controllers is needed for mouse input in menus.

Is Owlboy verified on Steam Deck?

Yes. Valve's official rating for Owlboy is Verified. Valve's test results note that the default controller configuration is fully functional, on-screen controller icons match the Deck, interface text is legible, and default graphics settings perform well. The one caveat in Valve's notes is that external controllers are not supported for the primary player — so on a Deck, play handheld or treat the built-in controls as the intended setup.

Which platforms and systems can run it?

Owlboy is sold for Windows, macOS and Linux. The minimum requirements on Steam ask for Windows 7, 8, 10 or Vista, a dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, a DirectX 10-capable graphics card with pixel shader 3.0, DirectX 9.0c and 600 MB of free space. The macOS and Linux builds arrived later than the Windows release — Wikipedia dates them to January 2017 — and the game has also appeared on consoles, with a physical edition handled by SOEDESCO according to the official site.

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