Is Age of Wonders 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Age of Wonders 4 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Age of Wonders 4 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 107 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Triumph Studios
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Release
- May 2, 2023
- Price
- $24.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit (version 21H1)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 (2GB) or Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) or Intel® Iris™ Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) or AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p (30FPS)
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit or Windows® 11 (latest)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-9700K or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1070 Ti (8GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (8GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: >35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p (60FPS)
Is Age of Wonders 4 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 107 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
- ✓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 for the main player
Age of Wonders 4 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Age of Wonders 4 on Steam Deck
- •You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
- •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 Wonders 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Age of Wonders 4 <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 107 reports.
›Is Age of Wonders 4 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Age of Wonders 4 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Age of Wonders 4 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Age of Wonders 4 at ~30 fps (based on 2 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.
›How long does the battery last playing Age of Wonders 4 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 Wonders 4 specifically.
›Can you play Age of Wonders 4 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Age of Wonders 4 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Age of Wonders 4 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Age of Wonders 4 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Age of Wonders 4?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Age of Wonders 4 at ~30 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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