Is Assassin's Creed® III Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Assassin's Creed® III Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck.
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 46 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Release
- March 29, 2019
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz, AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz, AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB) or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
Is Assassin's Creed® III Remastered compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 46 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered 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
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~23 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Assassin's Creed® III Remastered 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.
- •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® III Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Assassin's Creed® III Remastered <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 46 reports.
›Is Assassin's Creed® III Remastered Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Assassin's Creed® III Remastered as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Assassin's Creed® III Remastered get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Assassin's Creed® III Remastered at ~30 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® III Remastered 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 Assassin's Creed® III Remastered specifically.
›Can you play Assassin's Creed® III Remastered on Steam Deck?
Yes. Assassin's Creed® III Remastered runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Assassin's Creed® III Remastered?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Assassin's Creed® III Remastered at ~30 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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