Is Contraband Police playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Contraband Police runs great on the Steam Deck.
Contraband Police runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 42 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Simulation
- Developer
- Crazy Rocks
- Publisher
- PlayWay S.A.
- Release
- March 8, 2023
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560 (3GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 (6GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Is Contraband Police compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 42 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
Contraband Police 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.
Tips for playing Contraband Police on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Contraband Police playable on Steam Deck?
Contraband Police <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 42 reports.
›Is Contraband Police Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Contraband Police is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Contraband Police get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Contraband Police at 25–30 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 Contraband Police 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 Contraband Police specifically.
›Can you play Contraband Police on Steam Deck?
Yes. Contraband Police runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Contraband Police?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Contraband Police at 25–30 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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