Is Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood runs great on the Steam Deck.
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 74 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- March 22, 2011
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
- Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
- Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list*)
- DirectX®: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 8 GB
- Sound: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
- Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller
- Supported Video Cards: ATI® RADEON® HD 2000/3000/4000/5000/6000 series, NVIDIA GeForce® 8/9/100/200/300/400/500 series
- Note* * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT
Requires a Uplay account.
- OS *: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
- Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
- Graphics: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
- DirectX®: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 8 GB
- Sound: 5.1 sound card
- Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)
- Supported Video Cards: ATI® RADEON® HD 2000/3000/4000/5000/6000 series, NVIDIA GeForce® 8/9/100/200/300/400/500 series
- Note* * This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT
Requires a Uplay account.
Is Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 74 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
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- ~19 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood playable on Steam Deck?
Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood <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 74 reports.
›Is Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood at ~90 fps (based on 1 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 Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 42m at 40 fps on Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood on Steam Deck?
Yes. Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood at ~90 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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