Is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 44 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- IO Interactive
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release
- December 13, 2007
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 67
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
(800x600, detail reduced)
- OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2Ghz or AMD Athlon XP 1800+
- RAM: 1GB
- Video card: 128 MB NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better
- HARD DRIVE SPACE: 7GB
- INPUT DEVICES: 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse and keyboard
(Up to 1280x960, all features on)
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.5Ghz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+
(1600x1200, all features on)
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3Ghz or AMD Athlon XP 3000+
- RAM: 2GB
- Video card: 128 MB NVIDIA 8300 or better/ATI X1800 or better
- INPUT DEVICES: 100% Windows 2000/XP compatible mouse and keyboard or Xbox 360-compatible controller
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unsupported
Community rating · 44 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
- ✓Steam osdoes not support
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Frequently asked questions
›Is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ playable on Steam Deck?
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 44 reports.
›Is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ Steam Deck Verified?
No. Valve lists Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.
›How many FPS does Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ at ~60 fps (based on 1 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 Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 60 fps on Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
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Community configurations
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