Is HITMAN World of Assassination playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — HITMAN World of Assassination runs great on the Steam Deck.
HITMAN World of Assassination runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 386 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- IO Interactive A/S
- Publisher
- IO Interactive A/S
- Release
- January 20, 2022
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 87
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel CPU Core i7 4790 4 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD GPU Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Is HITMAN World of Assassination compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 386 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
HITMAN World of Assassination performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 12 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
- ~17 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing HITMAN World of Assassination on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is HITMAN World of Assassination playable on Steam Deck?
HITMAN World of Assassination <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 386 reports.
›Is HITMAN World of Assassination Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. HITMAN World of Assassination is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does HITMAN World of Assassination get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing HITMAN World of Assassination at 40–60 fps (based on 12 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 HITMAN World of Assassination on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 10m at 40 fps, 2h 0m at 60 fps on HITMAN World of Assassination (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play HITMAN World of Assassination on Steam Deck?
Yes. HITMAN World of Assassination runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run HITMAN World of Assassination?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running HITMAN World of Assassination at 40–60 fps, based on 12 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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