Is BioShock® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — BioShock® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
BioShock® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 69 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release
- February 9, 2010
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 88
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
- Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
- Memory: 2GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 11GB
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound
- Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
- Memory: 3GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better
- Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.
Is BioShock® 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 69 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
BioShock® 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for BioShock® 2 yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~8 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing BioShock® 2 on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •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 BioShock® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
BioShock® 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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 69 reports.
›Is BioShock® 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates BioShock® 2 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does BioShock® 2 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 BioShock® 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 15m at 40 fps on BioShock® 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play BioShock® 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — BioShock® 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play BioShock® 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. BioShock® 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run BioShock® 2?
Yes — Valve reports that BioShock® 2 performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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