Is Detroit: Become Human playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Detroit: Become Human runs great on the Steam Deck.
Detroit: Become Human runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 415 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Quantic Dream
- Publisher
- Quantic Dream
- Release
- June 18, 2020
- Price
- $3.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.8 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.1GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.2GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 or AMD HD 7950 with 3GB VRAM minimum (Support of Vulkan 1.1 required)
- Storage: 55 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300 X @ 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 with 4GB VRAM minimum (Support of Vulkan 1.1 required)
- Storage: 55 GB available space
Is Detroit: Become Human compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 415 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
Detroit: Become Human performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 11 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-29 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Detroit: Become Human on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Detroit: Become Human playable on Steam Deck?
Detroit: Become Human <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 415 reports.
›Is Detroit: Become Human Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Detroit: Become Human is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Detroit: Become Human get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Detroit: Become Human at ~30 fps (based on 11 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 Detroit: Become Human on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 2m at 30 fps on Detroit: Become Human (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Detroit: Become Human on Steam Deck?
Yes. Detroit: Become Human runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Detroit: Become Human?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Detroit: Become Human at ~30 fps, based on 11 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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