Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops runs great on the Steam Deck.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 249 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Treyarch
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release
- November 9, 2010
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® Vista / XP / 7
- Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 or better
- Memory: 2GB
- Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600GT / ATI Radeon® X1950Pro or better
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 12GB*
- Sound: DirectX® 9.0c-compatible
Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 249 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't the default
- ✓Shows compatibility warnings on the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Call of Duty®: Black Ops performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops 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 playable on Steam Deck?
Call of Duty®: Black Ops <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 249 reports.
›Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Call of Duty®: Black Ops as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Call of Duty®: Black Ops get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Call of Duty®: Black Ops at ~60 fps (based on 1 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 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 60 fps on Call of Duty®: Black Ops (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 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Call of Duty®: Black Ops 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 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Call of Duty®: Black Ops 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?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Call of Duty®: Black Ops at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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