Is Assassin's Creed® Unity playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Assassin's Creed® Unity runs great on the Steam Deck.
Assassin's Creed® Unity runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 128 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Ubisoft
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- November 11, 2014
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional controller
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
- Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or better, GeForce GTX 700 series; AMD Radeon HD7970 or better, Radeon R9 200 series Note: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
Is Assassin's Creed® Unity compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 128 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓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® Unity performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 4 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
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Assassin's Creed® Unity on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Assassin's Creed® Unity playable on Steam Deck?
Assassin's Creed® Unity <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 128 reports.
›Is Assassin's Creed® Unity Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Assassin's Creed® Unity as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Assassin's Creed® Unity get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Assassin's Creed® Unity at 30–40 fps (based on 4 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® Unity on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 4m at 30 fps on Assassin's Creed® Unity (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Assassin's Creed® Unity multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Assassin's Creed® Unity 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® Unity on Steam Deck?
Yes. Assassin's Creed® Unity runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Assassin's Creed® Unity?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Assassin's Creed® Unity at 30–40 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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