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Jade Empire™: Special Edition on Steam Deck

Is Jade Empire™: Special Edition playable on Steam Deck?

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Steam Deck verdict

Playable

Yes — Jade Empire™: Special Edition is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.

Jade Empire™: Special Edition is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 31 reports. Despite the official label, players report it runs well on the Deck.

Game info

Genres
RPG
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
BioWare, Electronic Arts
Release
February 27, 2007
Price
$14.99
Metacritic
81

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum: Windows XP, Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 1800XP, 512MB RAM, 8 GB Free HD Space, DirectX 9.0, NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI 9500 or better (Shader Model 2.0 required), 100% DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card and drivers.
Recommended: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor, 1GB RAM, DirectX 9.0 February 2006, ATI X600 series, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series, or higher recommended.

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating
Unsupported
Runs great after minor tweaks

Community rating · 31 reports (ProtonDB)

Does it run well?

No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.

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Jade Empire™: Special Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck

We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Jade Empire™: Special Edition yet. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.

Battery & recommended settings

Estimated battery life

6h 35mat 30 fps
Recommended preset
high
Typical power draw
~8 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4

Frequently asked questions

Is Jade Empire™: Special Edition playable on Steam Deck?

Jade Empire™: Special Edition is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 31 reports.

Is Jade Empire™: Special Edition Steam Deck Verified?

No. Valve lists Jade Empire™: Special Edition as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.

How many FPS does Jade Empire™: Special Edition get on Steam Deck?

We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Based on the data, it sits in the playable range for most players.

How long does the battery last playing Jade Empire™: Special Edition on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 35m at 30 fps on Jade Empire™: Special Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

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