Is Assassin's Creed® Origins playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Assassin's Creed® Origins runs great on the Steam Deck.
Assassin's Creed® Origins runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 226 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- October 26, 2017
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-6350 @ 3.9 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R9 270 (2048 MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 42 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Video Preset: Lowest (720p). Game contains Denuvo and VMProtect anti-piracy technology.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i7- 3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD R9 280X (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
- Storage: 42 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Video Preset: High (1080p). Game contains Denuvo and VMProtect anti-piracy technology.
Is Assassin's Creed® Origins compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 226 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Assassin's Creed® Origins performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 10 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
- ~20 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Assassin's Creed® Origins 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 Assassin's Creed® Origins playable on Steam Deck?
Assassin's Creed® Origins <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 226 reports.
›Is Assassin's Creed® Origins Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Assassin's Creed® Origins as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Assassin's Creed® Origins get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Assassin's Creed® Origins at 30–50 fps (based on 10 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® Origins on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 34m at 40 fps, 2h 30m at 60 fps on Assassin's Creed® Origins (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Assassin's Creed® Origins on Steam Deck?
Yes. Assassin's Creed® Origins runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Assassin's Creed® Origins?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Assassin's Creed® Origins at 30–50 fps, based on 10 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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