Is Call of Duty®: Ghosts playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Call of Duty®: Ghosts runs great on the Steam Deck.
Call of Duty®: Ghosts runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 51 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Infinity Ward
- Publisher
- Activision
- Release
- March 25, 2014
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 68
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit
CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ / AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better
RAM: 6 GB RAM
HDD : 40 GB HD space
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTS 450 / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 or better
Sound: DirectX® compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® 11
Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation.
- OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 – 680 @ 3.6GHz
RAM: 8 GB RAM
HDD : 40 GB HD space
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 760 @ 4GB
Sound: DirectX® compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® 11
Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation.
Is Call of Duty®: Ghosts compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 51 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Playable performance on the Deck.
- ✓Default settings are not performant
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Call of Duty®: Ghosts 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. Playable performance on the Deck.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Frequently asked questions
›Is Call of Duty®: Ghosts playable on Steam Deck?
Call of Duty®: Ghosts <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 51 reports.
›Is Call of Duty®: Ghosts Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Call of Duty®: Ghosts as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Call of Duty®: Ghosts get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Call of Duty®: Ghosts 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®: Ghosts on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 33m at 60 fps on Call of Duty®: Ghosts (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Call of Duty®: Ghosts multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Call of Duty®: Ghosts 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®: Ghosts on Steam Deck?
Yes. Call of Duty®: Ghosts runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Call of Duty®: Ghosts?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Call of Duty®: Ghosts 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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