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Gatling Gears on Steam Deck

Is Gatling Gears playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked

Steam Deck verdict

Playable

Yes — Gatling Gears is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.

Gatling Gears is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 23 reports.

Game info

Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Developer
Vanguard Games
Publisher
Vanguard Games
Release
August 30, 2011
Price
$9.99
Metacritic
—

System requirements

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

  • OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater, AMD Athlon X2 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.0GHz or greater
  • Memory: 2048 MB or greater
  • Hard Disk Space: 2GB
  • Video Card: ATI Radeon X1300 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 7600 256MB cards
  • DirectX®: DirectX June 2010
  • Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

Is Gatling Gears compatible with Steam Deck?

Does it run?

Valve rating
Unsupported
Works, but may need some tweaks

Community rating · 23 reports (ProtonDB)

Does it run well?

No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.

  • ✓Not supported on SteamOS

Gatling Gears performance & FPS on Steam Deck

We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Gatling Gears yet. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Gatling Gears playable on Steam Deck?

Gatling Gears <strong>is playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as <strong>Unsupported</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Silver</strong> on ProtonDB across 23 reports.

›Is Gatling Gears Steam Deck Verified?

No. Valve lists Gatling Gears as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.

›How many FPS does Gatling Gears get on Steam Deck?

We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Based on the data, it sits in the playable range for most players.

›How long does the battery last playing Gatling Gears 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 Gatling Gears specifically.

›Can you play Gatling Gears multiplayer on Steam Deck?

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

›Can you play Gatling Gears on Steam Deck?

Yes, though expect a tweak or two: Gatling Gears may need a specific Proton version, a settings change, or putting up with small on-screen text.

›Can the Steam Deck run Gatling Gears?

The Steam Deck can run Gatling Gears, though we don't have a measured framerate for it yet — it depends on your settings and TDP limit.

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