Is Insurgency: Sandstorm playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Insurgency: Sandstorm runs great on the Steam Deck.
Insurgency: Sandstorm runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 639 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- New World Interactive
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Release
- December 12, 2018
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 78
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bits)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz)/AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD is recommended.
Is Insurgency: Sandstorm compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 639 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Insurgency: Sandstorm performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Insurgency: Sandstorm 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 Insurgency: Sandstorm playable on Steam Deck?
Insurgency: Sandstorm <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 639 reports.
›Is Insurgency: Sandstorm Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Insurgency: Sandstorm as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Insurgency: Sandstorm get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Insurgency: Sandstorm at 30–70 fps (based on 2 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 Insurgency: Sandstorm on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 40 fps on Insurgency: Sandstorm (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Insurgency: Sandstorm multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Insurgency: Sandstorm has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Insurgency: Sandstorm on Steam Deck?
Yes. Insurgency: Sandstorm runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Insurgency: Sandstorm?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Insurgency: Sandstorm at 30–70 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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