Is CarX Drift Racing Online playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — CarX Drift Racing Online runs great on the Steam Deck.
CarX Drift Racing Online runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 70 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Racing, Simulation, Sports
- Developer
- CarX Technologies, LLC
- Publisher
- CarX Technologies, LLC
- Release
- November 17, 2017
- Price
- $3.39
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 4GB / AMD RX 470 4 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX® 11
- VR Support: Any devices supporting SteamVR or Oculus runtime
- Additional Notes: The application’s stability is not guaranteed on Intel HD Graphics and AMD HD Radeon on-board graphics cards.
- OS: Windows 10 or higher
- Processor: Intel® Core™ I5-9400F or AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 3 Gb / AMD RX 580 4GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: Sound card compatible with DirectX® 11
- VR Support: Any devices supporting SteamVR or Oculus runtime
- Additional Notes: The application’s stability is not guaranteed on Intel HD Graphics and AMD HD Radeon on-board graphics cards.
Is CarX Drift Racing Online compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 70 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
CarX Drift Racing Online 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing CarX Drift Racing Online on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is CarX Drift Racing Online playable on Steam Deck?
CarX Drift Racing Online <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 70 reports.
›Is CarX Drift Racing Online Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. CarX Drift Racing Online is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does CarX Drift Racing Online get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing CarX Drift Racing Online at ~50 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 CarX Drift Racing Online on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 21m at 40 fps on CarX Drift Racing Online (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play CarX Drift Racing Online multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — CarX Drift Racing Online has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play CarX Drift Racing Online on Steam Deck?
Yes. CarX Drift Racing Online runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run CarX Drift Racing Online?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running CarX Drift Racing Online at ~50 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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