Is Atomic Heart playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Atomic Heart runs great on the Steam Deck.
Atomic Heart runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 126 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Mundfish
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment, 4Divinity
- Release
- February 20, 2023
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 76
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-2500
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon R9 380 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-7700K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 8 GB VRAM, AMD RX 6700 XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD recommended, 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in ultra
Is Atomic Heart compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 126 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
Atomic Heart performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- ~13 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Atomic Heart on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Atomic Heart playable on Steam Deck?
Atomic Heart <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 126 reports.
›Is Atomic Heart Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Atomic Heart is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Atomic Heart get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Atomic Heart at ~40 fps (based on 3 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 Atomic Heart on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 51m at 30 fps on Atomic Heart (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Atomic Heart on Steam Deck?
Yes. Atomic Heart runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Atomic Heart?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Atomic Heart at ~40 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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