Is Far Cry® 4 playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Far Cry® 4 runs great on the Steam Deck.

Far Cry® 4 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 188 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action, Adventure
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm, Shanghai, Toronto, Kiev
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release: November 17, 2014
Price: $29.99
Metacritic: 80

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX-compatible (5.1 surround sound recommended)
Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX-compatible (5.1 surround sound recommended)
Additional Notes: Supported video cards at the time of release: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, Radeon R9 series. Note: Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

Is Far Cry® 4 compatible with Steam Deck?

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
✓Game or launcher doesn't close cleanly
✓The map editor isn't accessible on the Deck
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
✓Interface text is legible
✓Good performance with default settings
✓Single-player requires an internet connection

Far Cry® 4 performance & FPS on Steam Deck

~55 fpsreported by players

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

2h 26mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: low
Typical power draw: ~21 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6

Tips for playing Far Cry® 4 on Steam Deck

•You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Far Cry® 4 playable on Steam Deck?

Far Cry® 4 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 188 reports.

›Is Far Cry® 4 Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates Far Cry® 4 as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does Far Cry® 4 get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Far Cry® 4 at ~55 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 Far Cry® 4 on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 26m at 60 fps on Far Cry® 4 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

›Can you play Far Cry® 4 multiplayer on Steam Deck?

Yes — Far Cry® 4 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.

›Can you play Far Cry® 4 on Steam Deck?

Yes. Far Cry® 4 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.

›Can the Steam Deck run Far Cry® 4?

Yes. Steam Deck players report running Far Cry® 4 at ~55 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.