Is Fallout 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Fallout 4 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Fallout 4 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 897 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release
- November 9, 2015
- Price
- $7.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
- Storage: 30 GB available space
Is Fallout 4 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 897 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
Fallout 4 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 10 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
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Fallout 4 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Fallout 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Fallout 4 <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 897 reports.
›Is Fallout 4 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Fallout 4 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Fallout 4 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Fallout 4 at 40–60 fps (based on 10 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 Fallout 4 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 30 fps, 3h 27m at 40 fps, 3h 8m at 60 fps on Fallout 4 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Fallout 4 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Fallout 4 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Fallout 4?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Fallout 4 at 40–60 fps, based on 10 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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