Is Back 4 Blood playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Back 4 Blood runs great on the Steam Deck.
Back 4 Blood runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 273 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Turtle Rock Studios
- Publisher
- Warner Bros. Games
- Release
- October 12, 2021
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OR AMD Radeon RX 570
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p / 60fps / Low Quality Settings
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 (2.8 GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 7 1800X (3.6 GHz)
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p / 60fps / High Quality Settings
Is Back 4 Blood compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 273 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Back 4 Blood performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Back 4 Blood yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Back 4 Blood 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 Back 4 Blood playable on Steam Deck?
Back 4 Blood <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 273 reports.
›Is Back 4 Blood Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Back 4 Blood as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Back 4 Blood get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Back 4 Blood on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 21m at 60 fps on Back 4 Blood (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Back 4 Blood multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Back 4 Blood has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Back 4 Blood on Steam Deck?
Yes. Back 4 Blood runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Back 4 Blood?
Yes — Valve reports that Back 4 Blood performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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