Is American Truck Simulator playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — American Truck Simulator runs great on the Steam Deck.
American Truck Simulator runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 138 reports. As a indie game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation
- Developer
- SCS Software
- Publisher
- SCS Software
- Release
- February 2, 2016
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 76
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or similar
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon RX 460 or Intel HD 630 (2GB VRAM)
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Disk Space for American Truck Simulator base game
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or similar
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 590 (2GB VRAM)
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Disk Space for American Truck Simulator base game
Is American Truck Simulator compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 138 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
American Truck Simulator 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
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing American Truck Simulator on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is American Truck Simulator playable on Steam Deck?
American Truck Simulator <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 138 reports.
›Is American Truck Simulator Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. American Truck Simulator is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does American Truck Simulator get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing American Truck Simulator at 30–60 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 American Truck Simulator on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 25m at 30 fps, 4h 21m at 40 fps on American Truck Simulator (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play American Truck Simulator multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — American Truck Simulator has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play American Truck Simulator on Steam Deck?
Yes. American Truck Simulator runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run American Truck Simulator?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running American Truck Simulator at 30–60 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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