Is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 28 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- June 8, 2010
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 75
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2)
- Processor: 2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or higher recommended)
- Memory: 1 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista (2 GB / 4 GB recommended)
- Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 8 GB
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
- Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
- Internet Connection: Broadband Internet connection with 128 kbps or faster
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 100 / 200 / GTX series
ATI RADEON X1600 / HD 2000 / HD 3000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series
Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game
.Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 28 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Tips for playing Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ on Steam Deck
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ playable on Steam Deck?
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ <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 28 reports.
›Is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ 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 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ 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 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ specifically.
›Can you play Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™?
Yes — Valve reports that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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