Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops III runs great on the Steam Deck.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 383 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Treyarch, Aspyr (Mac)
- Publisher
- Activision, Aspyr (Mac)
- Release
- November 5, 2015
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 73
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6970 @ 1GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 383 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
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 5 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
- low
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-37 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops III 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III playable on Steam Deck?
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III <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 383 reports.
›Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Call of Duty®: Black Ops III as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Call of Duty®: Black Ops III get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops III at 50–60 fps (based on 5 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 Call of Duty®: Black Ops III on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 41h 40m at 60 fps on Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Call of Duty®: Black Ops III multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops III has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Call of Duty®: Black Ops III on Steam Deck?
Yes. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Call of Duty®: Black Ops III?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Call of Duty®: Black Ops III at 50–60 fps, based on 5 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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