Is ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 281 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- FromSoftware, Inc.
- Publisher
- FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
- Release
- August 24, 2023
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4 GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7700 | Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8GB or Intel Arc A750, 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
Is ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 281 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
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 8 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~20 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ 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 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ playable on Steam Deck?
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 281 reports.
›Is ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ at 30–40 fps (based on 8 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 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 30m at 40 fps on ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ at 30–40 fps, based on 8 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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