Is Batman™: Arkham Knight playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Batman™: Arkham Knight runs great on the Steam Deck.
Batman™: Arkham Knight runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 325 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Rocksteady Studios
- Publisher
- WB Games
- Release
- June 23, 2015
- Price
- $3.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2 GB Memory Minimum) | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2 GB Memory Minimum)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win 7 SP1, Win 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - 3 GB Memory Recommended | AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 3 GB Memory Recommended
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 55 GB available space
Is Batman™: Arkham Knight compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 325 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
Batman™: Arkham Knight performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 12 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
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-29 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Batman™: Arkham Knight on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Batman™: Arkham Knight playable on Steam Deck?
Batman™: Arkham Knight <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 325 reports.
›Is Batman™: Arkham Knight Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Batman™: Arkham Knight is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Batman™: Arkham Knight get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Batman™: Arkham Knight at 30–50 fps (based on 12 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 Batman™: Arkham Knight on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 3m at 30 fps, 5h 33m at 40 fps on Batman™: Arkham Knight (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Batman™: Arkham Knight on Steam Deck?
Yes. Batman™: Arkham Knight runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Batman™: Arkham Knight?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Batman™: Arkham Knight at 30–50 fps, based on 12 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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