Is Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 131 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Gunfire Games, Vigil Games, THQ Nordic
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Release
- November 5, 2015
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor: 2.0Ghz Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA 9800 GT 512 MB Video Card or AMD equivalent
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound card
- OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 (64bit)
- Processor: Any Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 512MB Video Card or AMD equivalent
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible Sound card
Is Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 131 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
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~22 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 10.0-1 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Darksiders II Deathinitive 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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 131 reports.
›Is Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition at 40–60 fps (based on 3 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 Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 16m at 40 fps on Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition at 40–60 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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