Is Age of Mythology: Retold playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Age of Mythology: Retold runs great on the Steam Deck.
Age of Mythology: Retold runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 153 reports. As a strategy game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Strategy
- Developer
- World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, CaptureAge, Virtuos Games
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- September 4, 2024
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 83
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel® i3-4130 or AMD FX 4350 at 2.4GHZ+ with 2 cores / 4 threads and AVX support
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 645 or AMD Radeon™ Vega 8 or Intel® Iris Graphics 550 or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: 3.6 Ghz i5 or greater or AMD equivalent and AVX support
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ RX 570 or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 153 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported primary player
Age of Mythology: Retold performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Age of Mythology: Retold yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Age of Mythology: Retold playable on Steam Deck?
Age of Mythology: Retold runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 153 reports.
›Is Age of Mythology: Retold Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Age of Mythology: Retold as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Age of Mythology: Retold get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Age of Mythology: Retold on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Age of Mythology: Retold specifically.
›Can you play Age of Mythology: Retold multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Age of Mythology: Retold has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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