Is Heavy Rain playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Heavy Rain runs great on the Steam Deck.
Heavy Rain runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 95 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Quantic Dream
- Publisher
- Quantic Dream
- Release
- June 18, 2020
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 75
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 with 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 720p, 30 FPS
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.4GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 with 4GB VRAM or AMD Radeon R9 390 with 4GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 35 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1080p, 60 FPS
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 95 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Heavy Rain 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
- ~32 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 10.0-1 Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Heavy Rain on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Heavy Rain playable on Steam Deck?
Heavy Rain runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 95 reports.
›Is Heavy Rain Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Heavy Rain is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Heavy Rain get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Heavy Rain at 30–60 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 Heavy Rain on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 50h 0m at 40 fps, 2h 5m at 60 fps on Heavy Rain (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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