Is Devil May Cry 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Devil May Cry 5 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Devil May Cry 5 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 282 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Release
- March 7, 2019
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 89
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460, AMD FX™-6300, or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x with 2GB Video RAM, or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: *Xinput support Controllers recommended *Internet connection required for game activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)
- OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3770, AMD FX™-9590, or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 6GB VRAM, AMD Radeon™ RX 480 with 8GB VRAM, or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: *Xinput support Controllers recommended *Internet connection required for game activation. (Network connectivity uses Steam® developed by Valve® Corporation.)
Is Devil May Cry 5 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 282 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Devil May Cry 5 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 4 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Devil May Cry 5 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Devil May Cry 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Devil May Cry 5 <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 282 reports.
›Is Devil May Cry 5 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Devil May Cry 5 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Devil May Cry 5 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Devil May Cry 5 at 40–60 fps (based on 4 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 Devil May Cry 5 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 0m at 40 fps, 4h 48m at 60 fps on Devil May Cry 5 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Devil May Cry 5 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Devil May Cry 5 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Devil May Cry 5 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Devil May Cry 5 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Devil May Cry 5?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Devil May Cry 5 at 40–60 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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