Is Hotline Miami playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hotline Miami runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hotline Miami runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 70 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie
- Developer
- Dennaton Games
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Release
- October 23, 2012
- Price
- $0.99
- Metacritic
- 85
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
- Processor:1.2GHz processor
- Memory:512 MB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:250 MB HD space
- Additional:Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller, OpenGL 2.x or better highly recommended.
- OS *:Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7
- Processor:1.4GHz processor or faster
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 8-compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:250 MB HD space
- Additional:Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
Is Hotline Miami compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 70 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
Hotline Miami performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Hotline Miami yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Hotline Miami on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hotline Miami playable on Steam Deck?
Hotline Miami <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 70 reports.
›Is Hotline Miami Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Hotline Miami is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Hotline Miami get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Hotline Miami on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 18m at 60 fps on Hotline Miami (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hotline Miami on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hotline Miami runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hotline Miami?
Yes — Valve reports that Hotline Miami performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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