Is Dune: Awakening playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Dune: Awakening runs great on the Steam Deck.
Dune: Awakening runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 182 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
- Developer
- Funcom
- Publisher
- Funcom
- Release
- June 10, 2025
- Price
- $49.99
- Metacritic
- —
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 (or newer)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-7400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) / AMD Radeon 5600XT (6 GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD required
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (or newer)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (8 GB) / AMD Radeon 6700XT (12 GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD required
Is Dune: Awakening compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 182 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
Dune: Awakening 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 Dune: Awakening on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Dune: Awakening playable on Steam Deck?
Dune: Awakening <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 182 reports.
›Is Dune: Awakening Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Dune: Awakening is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Dune: Awakening get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Dune: Awakening at ~35 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 Dune: Awakening 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 Dune: Awakening specifically.
›Can you play Dune: Awakening multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Dune: Awakening has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Dune: Awakening on Steam Deck?
Yes. Dune: Awakening runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Dune: Awakening?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Dune: Awakening at ~35 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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