Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 181 reports. Despite the official label, players report it runs well on the Deck.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Rockstar Games
- Publisher
- Rockstar Games
- Release
- January 4, 2008
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 94
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
- Processor: 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or 800 MHz AMD Athlon or 1.2GHz Intel Celeron or 1.2 GHz AMD Duron processor
- Memory: 128 MB of RAM
- Graphics: 32 MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce" or better)
- DirectX Version: Microsoft DirectX® 9.0
- Hard Drive: 915 MB of free hard disk space (+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)
- Sound Card: Sound Card with DirectX 9.0
- Processor: Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP processor 256(+) MB of RAM
- Memory: 1.55 GB of free hard disk space(+ 635 MB if video card does NOT support DirectX Texture Compression)
- Graphics: 64(+) MB video card with DirectX 9.0 compatible drivers ("GeForce 3" / "Radeon 8500" or better with DirectX Texture Compression support)
Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unsupported
Community rating · 181 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
- ✓Not supported on SteamOS
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Frequently asked questions
›Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City playable on Steam Deck?
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 181 reports.
›Is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Steam Deck Verified?
No. Valve lists Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.
›How many FPS does Grand Theft Auto: Vice City get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City at 40–60 fps (based on 3 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 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 60 fps on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Steam Deck?
Yes, though expect a tweak or two: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City may need a specific Proton version, a settings change, or putting up with small on-screen text.
›Can the Steam Deck run Grand Theft Auto: Vice City?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Grand Theft Auto: Vice City at 40–60 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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