Is Borderlands Game of the Year playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Borderlands Game of the Year runs great on the Steam Deck.
Borderlands Game of the Year runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 166 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
- August 31, 2023
- Price
- $9.89
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: 2.4 Ghz or equivalent processor with SSE2 support
- Memory: 1GB System RAM (2GB recommended with Vista)
- Graphics: 256mb video ram or better (GeForce 7 series or higher/Radeon HD3000 series or higher)
- Hard Drive: 8 GB or more free space
- Sound: Windows compatible sound card
Is Borderlands Game of the Year compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 166 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Borderlands Game of the Year performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Borderlands Game of the Year yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Borderlands Game of the Year on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •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 Borderlands Game of the Year playable on Steam Deck?
Borderlands Game of the Year <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 166 reports.
›Is Borderlands Game of the Year Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Borderlands Game of the Year as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Borderlands Game of the Year 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 Borderlands Game of the Year on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 19m at 30 fps, 4h 21m at 60 fps on Borderlands Game of the Year (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Borderlands Game of the Year multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Borderlands Game of the Year has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Borderlands Game of the Year on Steam Deck?
Yes. Borderlands Game of the Year runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Borderlands Game of the Year?
Yes — Valve reports that Borderlands Game of the Year performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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