Is Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 189 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- —
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista SP2
- Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q8400 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon II X4 620 @ 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 (512MB VRAM with shader Model 4.0 or higher)
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Windows-Compatible keyboard and mouse required, controller optional.
- OS *: Windows Vista SP2
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 5850 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or better and GeForce GTX 400, GTX 500, GTX 600 and GTX 700 series. AMD Radeon HD4870 or better and Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series. Note: Latest GeForce drivers tested: 327.23 for all series. Latest Radeon drivers tested: 13.1 for Radeon HD4000, 13.4 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Vista and 13.9 for Radeon HD5000, HD6000 and HD7000 series on Win7 and Win8. Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
Is Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 189 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
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓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® IV Black Flag™ 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~15 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ 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® IV Black Flag™ playable on Steam Deck?
Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ <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 189 reports.
›Is Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ at 40–60 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 Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 46m at 40 fps on Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ 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® IV Black Flag™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ at 40–60 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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