Is Dishonored playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dishonored runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dishonored runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 567 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Arkane Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release
- October 8, 2012
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 91
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows Vista / Windows 7
- Processor: 3.0 GHz dual core or better
- Memory: 3 GB system RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 9 GB
- Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850)
- Sound: Windows compatible sound card
- OS *: Windows Vista / Windows 7 (enhanced for 64-bit OS)
- Processor: 2.4 GHz quad core or better (enhanced for multi-core processors)
- Memory: 4 GB system RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 9 GB
- Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible with 768 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 5850)
- Sound: Windows compatible sound card
Is Dishonored compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 567 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
Dishonored 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Dishonored on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dishonored playable on Steam Deck?
Dishonored <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 567 reports.
›Is Dishonored Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Dishonored is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Dishonored get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dishonored 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 Dishonored on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 11m at 40 fps on Dishonored (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Dishonored on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dishonored runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dishonored?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Dishonored 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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