Is Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 135 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- DICE
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release
- March 2, 2010
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
- Memory: 2GB
- Graphics: 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900)
- DirectX®: DirectX 9, 10, and 11 support
- Hard Drive: 15 GB
- OS *: Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad or higher
- Memory: 2GB
- Graphics: 512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870)
- Controller Support: Support for Logitech G15 and G19 keyboard LCDs in multiplayer
Is Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 135 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
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 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 Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 135 reports.
›Is Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 at ~60 fps (based on 1 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 Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 33m at 40 fps on Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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