The Deer
An educational adventure through the Ice Age as a deer
Fabio Ferrara, Giulia Airoldi · Published by Chubby Pixel · Released Mar 28, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 368
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Mar 25, 2016
What is The Deer?
This single-player, 2D educational game for children takes place during the Pleistocene Ice Age. You play as a prehistoric deer and learn about the era and its animals.
For you if...
- +you want a simple educational game for young children
Not for you if...
- −you prefer demanding puzzles to basic learning activities
What players say
72% of 368 reviews are positive
Some players praise the cute artwork and educational focus. The most common complaints are the extremely short playtime and poor value for money.
Screenshots and trailer
The Deer system requirements
Minimum: HD 4650, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Deer?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- Processor
- Intel Dual-Core 2.6 GHz / AMD Dual-Core Athlon 3.0 GHz
- Graphics
- SM 3.0 with 512MB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT / AMD Radeon HD 4650 or greater
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- Quad-Core Processor
- Graphics
- SM 3.0 with 1GB VRAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 / AMD Radeon HD 4830 or greater
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
Does The Deer have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Deer run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Deer use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Adventure
- Family Friendly
- Education
- Short
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Psychological Horror
- 2D
- Nudity
- Gore
- Horror
- Memes
- Difficult
- Anime
- Violent
Recent updates
- Dec 12, 2015 · Christmas Update!
- Dec 12, 2015 · Christmas Update!
1 DLC available.
