Is Ghostrunner playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Ghostrunner runs great on the Steam Deck.
Ghostrunner runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 209 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- One More Level, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks™, All in! Games
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Release
- October 27, 2020
- Price
- $7.49
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
- Storage: 22 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 60FPS, Low settings, 720p)
- OS *: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 * 3500) or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 (4096 MB) or Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
- Storage: 22 GB available space
- Additional Notes: (60FPS, High settings, 1080p)
Is Ghostrunner compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 209 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Ghostrunner performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Ghostrunner yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Ghostrunner on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Ghostrunner playable on Steam Deck?
Ghostrunner <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 209 reports.
›Is Ghostrunner Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Ghostrunner as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Ghostrunner 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 Ghostrunner on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 21m at 40 fps on Ghostrunner (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Ghostrunner on Steam Deck?
Yes. Ghostrunner runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Ghostrunner?
Yes — Valve reports that Ghostrunner performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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