Is Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 779 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Guerrilla
- Publisher
- PlayStation Publishing LLC
- Release
- August 7, 2020
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bits
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bits
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100 GB available space
Is Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 779 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
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 13 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
- ~25 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition <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 779 reports.
›Is Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition at 30–40 fps (based on 13 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 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 41m at 30 fps, 3h 8m at 40 fps on Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition at 30–40 fps, based on 13 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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