Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Hunt: Showdown 1896 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 690 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Crytek
- Publisher
- Crytek
- Release
- August 27, 2019
- Price
- $11.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- Processor: Intel CPU 7th Gen 7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible audio card
- Additional Notes: Best experienced with headphones and on a SSD drive
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 64 bit
- Processor: Intel CPU 8th Gen 8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2700
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of 8GB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 75 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible audio card
- Additional Notes: Best experienced with headphones and on a SSD drive
Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 690 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Hunt: Showdown 1896 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~25 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 playable on Steam Deck?
Hunt: Showdown 1896 <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 690 reports.
›Is Hunt: Showdown 1896 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Hunt: Showdown 1896 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Hunt: Showdown 1896 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Hunt: Showdown 1896 at 45–60 fps (based on 3 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 Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 0m at 40 fps on Hunt: Showdown 1896 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Hunt: Showdown 1896 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Hunt: Showdown 1896 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Hunt: Showdown 1896 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Hunt: Showdown 1896 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Hunt: Showdown 1896?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Hunt: Showdown 1896 at 45–60 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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