Is Far Cry® playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

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

Far Cry® runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 65 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action
Developer: Crytek Studios
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release: April 1, 2008
Price: $9.99
Metacritic: 89

System requirements

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

Minimum:

Supported OS: Windows® 2000/XP (only)
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or Pentium® III 1 GHz
Memory: 256 MB
Graphics: 64 MB DirectX® 9.0b-compliant graphics card (see supported list*)
Sound: DirectX 9.0b compliant PCI card (Sound Blaster Audigy series recommended)
DirectX: DirectX 9.0b or higher
Hard Disk Space: 4 GB
Multiplay: Broadband with 64 Kbps upstream (512 Kbps upstream to host 8 players)
Mouse/Keyboard: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard required

Recommended:

Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP (only)
Processor: AMD Athlon 2-3 GHz or Pentium 4 2-3 GHz
Memory: 512-1024 MB
Sound: Sound Blaster® Audigy® series (see supported list*)
Graphics: 128 MB GeForce™ 4 128 MB to GeForce FX 5950; ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT
*Supported video cards at time of retail release: NVIDIA GeForce 2/3/4/FX families ( NVIDIA based cards must have ForceWare drivers 53.03 or later; GeForce 2 and GeForce 4 MX cards do not support all graphics features). ATI Radeon 8500/9000 families (ATI Radeon 9500-9800 XT recommended; ATI-based cards must have Catalyst drivers 3.9 or higher). Laptop models of the listed cards are not fully supported. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, video cards, and operating systems, please visit the FAQ for this game at: .

Is Far Cry® 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
✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
✓The Deck's native resolution isn't the default
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Good performance with default settings

Far Cry® performance & FPS on Steam Deck

We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Far Cry® yet. Runs well with the default settings.

Battery & recommended settings

Estimated battery life

6h 6mat 30 fps

Recommended preset: high
Typical power draw: ~8 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-2 Steamos version 3.5

Tips for playing Far Cry® on Steam Deck

•You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
•Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
•Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
•Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Far Cry® playable on Steam Deck?

Far Cry® runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 65 reports.

›Is Far Cry® Steam Deck Verified?

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

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

We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.

›How long does the battery last playing Far Cry® on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 6m at 30 fps on Far Cry® (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

›Can you play Far Cry® on Steam Deck?

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

›Can the Steam Deck run Far Cry®?

Yes — Valve reports that Far Cry® performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.