Is Dead Rising® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dead Rising® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dead Rising® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 47 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Capcom Vancouver
- Publisher
- Capcom
- Release
- September 27, 2010
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 78
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista®/XP, Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon X2 2.2 Ghz or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 or better
- DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c or greater
- Hard Drive: 8.5 GB free hard drive space
- Sound: Standard audio device
Is Dead Rising® 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 47 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Dead Rising® 2 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 Dead Rising® 2 on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dead Rising® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Dead Rising® 2 <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 47 reports.
›Is Dead Rising® 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Dead Rising® 2 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Dead Rising® 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dead Rising® 2 at ~40 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 Dead Rising® 2 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 Dead Rising® 2 specifically.
›Can you play Dead Rising® 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Dead Rising® 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Dead Rising® 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dead Rising® 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dead Rising® 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Dead Rising® 2 at ~40 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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