Is Mount & Blade: Warband playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Mount & Blade: Warband runs great on the Steam Deck.
Mount & Blade: Warband runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 75 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, RPG
- Developer
- TaleWorlds Entertainment
- Publisher
- TaleWorlds Entertainment
- Release
- March 31, 2010
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 78
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® XP
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card with 64MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 100 MB available space
- Sound: Standard audio
- OS *: Windows XP or greater
- Processor: Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, ATI Radeon 9600, or better
- Hard Drive: 100MB available space
- Sound: Standard audio
Is Mount & Blade: Warband compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 75 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Good performance with default settings
Mount & Blade: Warband performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Mount & Blade: Warband yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~10 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Mount & Blade: Warband on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •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: Warband playable on Steam Deck?
Mount & Blade: Warband <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 75 reports.
›Is Mount & Blade: Warband Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Mount & Blade: Warband as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Mount & Blade: Warband 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: Warband on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 16m at 40 fps on Mount & Blade: Warband (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Mount & Blade: Warband multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Mount & Blade: Warband has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Mount & Blade: Warband on Steam Deck?
Yes. Mount & Blade: Warband runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Mount & Blade: Warband?
Yes — Valve reports that Mount & Blade: Warband performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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