Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Alan Wake's American Nightmare runs great on the Steam Deck.
Alan Wake's American Nightmare runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 63 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Release
- May 22, 2012
- Price
- $8.99
- Metacritic
- 73
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows XP SP2
- Processor:Dual Core 2GHz Intel or 2.8GHz AMD
- Memory:2 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 10 compatible with 512MB RAM
- DirectX®:10
- Hard Drive:8 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible
- OS *:Windows 7
- Processor:Quad Core 2.66GHz Intel or 3.2GHz AMD
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 10 compatible or later with 1GB RAM
- DirectX®:10
- Hard Drive:8 GB HD space
- Sound:DirectX 9.0c compatible
Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 63 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Alan Wake's American Nightmare performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 5 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~19 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare playable on Steam Deck?
Alan Wake's American Nightmare <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 63 reports.
›Is Alan Wake's American Nightmare Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Alan Wake's American Nightmare is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Alan Wake's American Nightmare get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Alan Wake's American Nightmare at 45–60 fps (based on 5 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 Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 39m at 30 fps, 2h 8m at 60 fps on Alan Wake's American Nightmare (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Steam Deck?
Yes. Alan Wake's American Nightmare runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Alan Wake's American Nightmare?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Alan Wake's American Nightmare at 45–60 fps, based on 5 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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