Is HITMAN™ 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — HITMAN™ 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
HITMAN™ 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 408 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- IO Interactive A/S
- Publisher
- IO Interactive A/S
- Release
- November 13, 2018
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 82
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: OS 64-bit Windows 7
- 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 11
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- 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 11
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Is HITMAN™ 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 408 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™ 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- ~17 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing HITMAN™ 2 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is HITMAN™ 2 playable on Steam Deck?
HITMAN™ 2 <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 408 reports.
›Is HITMAN™ 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. HITMAN™ 2 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does HITMAN™ 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing HITMAN™ 2 at ~60 fps (based on 1 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™ 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 59m at 40 fps on HITMAN™ 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play HITMAN™ 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — HITMAN™ 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play HITMAN™ 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. HITMAN™ 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run HITMAN™ 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running HITMAN™ 2 at ~60 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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