Is CONTROL Ultimate Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — CONTROL Ultimate Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 502 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment
- Publisher
- Remedy Entertainment
- Release
- August 27, 2020
- Price
- $5.99
- Metacritic
- 85
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 42 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660/1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 AMD | For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 2060
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 42 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support
Is CONTROL Ultimate Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 502 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
CONTROL Ultimate Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 12 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~20 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing CONTROL Ultimate Edition on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is CONTROL Ultimate Edition playable on Steam Deck?
CONTROL Ultimate Edition <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 502 reports.
›Is CONTROL Ultimate Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. CONTROL Ultimate Edition is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does CONTROL Ultimate Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing CONTROL Ultimate Edition at 40–60 fps (based on 12 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 CONTROL Ultimate Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 20m at 30 fps, 3h 0m at 40 fps, 2h 47m at 60 fps on CONTROL Ultimate Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play CONTROL Ultimate Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. CONTROL Ultimate Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run CONTROL Ultimate Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running CONTROL Ultimate Edition at 40–60 fps, based on 12 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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