Is America's Army: Proving Grounds playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — America's Army: Proving Grounds runs great on the Steam Deck.
America's Army: Proving Grounds runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 31 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Free To Play
- Developer
- U.S. Army
- Publisher
- U.S. Army
- Release
- August 29, 2013
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: 2.4+ GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 512MB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10000 MB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card
- Additional Notes: Requires Internet Explorer 9 or later and the latest Windows Media Player
- OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 3.3+GHz Core i5 CPU
- Memory: 8192 MB RAM
- Graphics: Direct X 9.0c compliant, Shader 3.0 enabled video card with 1GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10000 MB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant sound card
- Additional Notes: Requires Internet Explorer 9 or later and the latest Windows Media Player
Is America's Army: Proving Grounds compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 31 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Minor display issues (not blocking)
- ✓Good performance with default settings
America's Army: Proving Grounds performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for America's Army: Proving Grounds yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing America's Army: Proving Grounds on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is America's Army: Proving Grounds playable on Steam Deck?
America's Army: Proving Grounds <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 31 reports.
›Is America's Army: Proving Grounds Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates America's Army: Proving Grounds as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does America's Army: Proving Grounds 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 America's Army: Proving Grounds 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 America's Army: Proving Grounds specifically.
›Can you play America's Army: Proving Grounds multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — America's Army: Proving Grounds has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play America's Army: Proving Grounds on Steam Deck?
Yes. America's Army: Proving Grounds runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run America's Army: Proving Grounds?
Yes — Valve reports that America's Army: Proving Grounds performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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