Is Monster Hunter: World playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Monster Hunter: World runs great on the Steam Deck.
Monster Hunter: World runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 984 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
- Release
- August 8, 2018
- Price
- $7.79
- Metacritic
- 88
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 required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4460 or Core™ i3 9100F or AMD FX™-6300 or Ryzen™ 3 3200G
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 760 or GTX1050 or AMD Radeon™ R7 260x or RX 560
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 52 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX® 9.0c or later)
- Additional Notes: - These specs allow for the game to be played in 1080p/30fps with graphics settings at "Low". - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-bit required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3770 or Core™ i3 8350 or Core™ i3 9350F / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X or Ryzen™ 5 3400G
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (VRAM 3GB) or GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon™ RX 480 or RX 570
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 52 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectSound (DirectX® 9.0c or later)
- Additional Notes: - These specs allow for the game to be played in 1080p/30fps with graphics settings at "High". - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.
Is Monster Hunter: World compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 984 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Monster Hunter: World performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 18 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~15 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Monster Hunter: World on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Monster Hunter: World playable on Steam Deck?
Monster Hunter: World <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it <strong>Steam Deck Verified</strong>. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 984 reports.
›Is Monster Hunter: World Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Monster Hunter: World is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Monster Hunter: World get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Monster Hunter: World at 30–40 fps (based on 18 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 Monster Hunter: World on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 51m at 30 fps, 2h 55m at 40 fps on Monster Hunter: World (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Monster Hunter: World multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Monster Hunter: World has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Monster Hunter: World on Steam Deck?
Yes. Monster Hunter: World runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Monster Hunter: World?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Monster Hunter: World at 30–40 fps, based on 18 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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