Is BioShock™ 2 Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — BioShock™ 2 Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck.
BioShock™ 2 Remastered runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 176 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Developer
- 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Publisher
- 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Release
- September 15, 2016
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Processor: Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
- Additional Notes: Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Processor: 3GHz Quad-Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
Is BioShock™ 2 Remastered compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 176 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
BioShock™ 2 Remastered performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 6 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
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is BioShock™ 2 Remastered playable on Steam Deck?
BioShock™ 2 Remastered <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 176 reports.
›Is BioShock™ 2 Remastered Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates BioShock™ 2 Remastered as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does BioShock™ 2 Remastered get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing BioShock™ 2 Remastered at 45–60 fps (based on 6 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 BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 40 fps, 4h 5m at 60 fps on BioShock™ 2 Remastered (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play BioShock™ 2 Remastered on Steam Deck?
Yes. BioShock™ 2 Remastered runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run BioShock™ 2 Remastered?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running BioShock™ 2 Remastered at 45–60 fps, based on 6 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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