Is DEATH STRANDING playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — DEATH STRANDING runs great on the Steam Deck.
DEATH STRANDING runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 344 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Release
- July 14, 2020
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: AVX instruction set required
- OS: Windows® 10
- Processor: Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: AVX instruction set required
Is DEATH STRANDING compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 344 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
DEATH STRANDING performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for DEATH STRANDING yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~25 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing DEATH STRANDING on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is DEATH STRANDING playable on Steam Deck?
DEATH STRANDING <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 344 reports.
›Is DEATH STRANDING Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. DEATH STRANDING is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does DEATH STRANDING get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing DEATH STRANDING on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 15m at 40 fps on DEATH STRANDING (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play DEATH STRANDING on Steam Deck?
Yes. DEATH STRANDING runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run DEATH STRANDING?
Yes — Valve reports that DEATH STRANDING performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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