Is Cold Fear™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Cold Fear™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Cold Fear™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Darkworks
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- May 13, 2008
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 66
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® 2000/XP only
- Processor: 1 GHz processor minimum, (2 GHz recommended)
- Memory: 256MB RAM minimum, (512MB recommended)
- Graphics: DirectX® 9 compliant 64MB (128MB recommended). see supported list*
- DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
- Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant
- Hard Drive: 2.2 GB
- Input Devices: Mouse, keyboard, Windows compliant game pad.
- *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX/6 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported) ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000/X series
Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that will run this game.
Is Cold Fear™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 11 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓The Deck's native resolution isn't supported
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Cold Fear™ 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
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Cold Fear™ on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Cold Fear™ playable on Steam Deck?
Cold Fear™ <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 11 reports.
›Is Cold Fear™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Cold Fear™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Cold Fear™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Cold Fear™ 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 Cold Fear™ on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Cold Fear™ specifically.
›Can you play Cold Fear™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Cold Fear™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Cold Fear™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Cold Fear™ 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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