Is Borderlands 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Borderlands 3 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Borderlands 3 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 586 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Developer
- Gearbox Software
- Publisher
- 2K
- Release
- March 13, 2020
- Price
- $5.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/10 (latest service pack)
- Processor: AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/10 (latest service pack)
- Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Is Borderlands 3 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 586 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Borderlands 3 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 10 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~19 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Borderlands 3 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 Borderlands 3 playable on Steam Deck?
Borderlands 3 <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 586 reports.
›Is Borderlands 3 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Borderlands 3 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Borderlands 3 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Borderlands 3 at 30–45 fps (based on 10 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 Borderlands 3 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 5m at 40 fps, 2h 0m at 60 fps on Borderlands 3 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Borderlands 3 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Borderlands 3 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Borderlands 3 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Borderlands 3 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Borderlands 3?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Borderlands 3 at 30–45 fps, based on 10 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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