Is Modern Combat 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Doesn't work
Modern Combat 5 does not currently work on the Steam Deck.
Modern Combat 5 does not currently work well on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Borked on ProtonDB across 13 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer
- Developer
- Gameloft
- Publisher
- Gameloft
- Release
- October 24, 2018
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
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System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or newer
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GT 220
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: Currently not optimized for touchscreen devices
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GT 730
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: Currently not optimized for touchscreen devices
Is Modern Combat 5 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unsupported
Community rating · 13 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
- ✓Not supported on SteamOS
Modern Combat 5 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Modern Combat 5 yet. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Battery & recommended settings
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~9 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.4
Frequently asked questions
›Is Modern Combat 5 playable on Steam Deck?
Modern Combat 5 <strong>does not currently work well</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as <strong>Unsupported</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Borked</strong> on ProtonDB across 13 reports.
›Is Modern Combat 5 Steam Deck Verified?
No. Valve lists Modern Combat 5 as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.
›How many FPS does Modern Combat 5 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 Modern Combat 5 on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Modern Combat 5 specifically.
›Can you play Modern Combat 5 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Modern Combat 5 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Modern Combat 5 on Steam Deck?
Not reliably. Modern Combat 5 currently fails to run properly on the Steam Deck.
›Can the Steam Deck run Modern Combat 5?
The Steam Deck can run Modern Combat 5, though we don't have a measured framerate for it yet — it depends on your settings and TDP limit.
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Community configurations
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