Is Dakar Desert Rally playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dakar Desert Rally runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dakar Desert Rally runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 14 reports. As a racing game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Racing
- Developer
- Saber Porto Ltd.
- Publisher
- Saber Interactive
- Release
- October 4, 2022
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10, 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD FX-6300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)/ Radeon RX 570 (4GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible soundcard
- OS: Windows 10, 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)/ Radeon RX5700 (8GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible soundcard
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 14 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Playable performance on the Deck.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Default settings are not performant
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
Dakar Desert Rally performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-37 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Dakar Desert Rally on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dakar Desert Rally playable on Steam Deck?
Dakar Desert Rally runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 14 reports.
›Is Dakar Desert Rally Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Dakar Desert Rally as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Dakar Desert Rally get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dakar Desert Rally at 30–45 fps (based on 2 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 Dakar Desert Rally on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 30 fps on Dakar Desert Rally (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Dakar Desert Rally multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Dakar Desert Rally has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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