Is Guild Wars 2® playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Guild Wars 2® runs great on the Steam Deck.
Guild Wars 2® runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 332 reports. As a adventure game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
- Developer
- ArenaNet®
- Publisher
- ArenaNet®, NCSOFT
- Release
- August 23, 2022
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 90
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® i3 3.4 GHz / AMD Athlon x4 3.8 GHz or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 / AMD Radeon HD 7970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 70 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Is Guild Wars 2® compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 332 reports (ProtonDB)
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
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Guild Wars 2® performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 8 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version GE 7-29 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Guild Wars 2® 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 Guild Wars 2® playable on Steam Deck?
Guild Wars 2® <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 332 reports.
›Is Guild Wars 2® Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Guild Wars 2® as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Guild Wars 2® get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Guild Wars 2® at 30–40 fps (based on 8 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 Guild Wars 2® on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 46m at 40 fps on Guild Wars 2® (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Guild Wars 2® multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Guild Wars 2® has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Guild Wars 2® on Steam Deck?
Yes. Guild Wars 2® runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Guild Wars 2®?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Guild Wars 2® at 30–40 fps, based on 8 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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