Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord runs great on the Steam Deck.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 451 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Developer
- TaleWorlds Entertainment
- Publisher
- TaleWorlds Entertainment
- Release
- October 25, 2022
- Price
- $49.99
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit only)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-8100 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Snapdragon X Elite
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel® UHD Graphics 630 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 2GB / AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Integrated GPUs require additional 2GB of system RAM.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 580
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 451 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
- ✓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
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~25 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam Deck
- •You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
- •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 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord playable on Steam Deck?
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord <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 451 reports.
›Is Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 0m at 30 fps on Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on Steam Deck?
Yes. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord?
Yes — Valve reports that Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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