Is Gears 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Gears 5 is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Gears 5 is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 75 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- The Coalition
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release
- September 9, 2019
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Is Gears 5 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 75 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Gears 5 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Gears 5 on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •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 Gears 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Gears 5 <strong>is playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Silver</strong> on ProtonDB across 75 reports.
›Is Gears 5 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Gears 5 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Gears 5 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Gears 5 at ~60 fps (based on 2 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 Gears 5 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 40 fps on Gears 5 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Gears 5 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Gears 5 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Gears 5 on Steam Deck?
Yes, though expect a tweak or two: Gears 5 may need a specific Proton version, a settings change, or putting up with small on-screen text.
›Can the Steam Deck run Gears 5?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Gears 5 at ~60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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