Is Quake II playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Quake II runs great on the Steam Deck.
Quake II runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 88 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- id Software, Nightdive Studios, MachineGames
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release
- August 3, 2007
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Win 10 64-bit version
- Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X @ 3.5GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB)
- 8GB System RAM
- Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive
- High speed broadband connection required for online play
- Win 10 64-bit version
- Intel Core i5-6600k @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB)
- 8GB System RAM
- Minimum 2GB free space on hard drive
- High speed broadband connection required for online play
Is Quake II compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 88 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
Quake II performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Quake II yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Quake II on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Quake II playable on Steam Deck?
Quake II <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 88 reports.
›Is Quake II Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Quake II is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Quake II 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 Quake II on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 34m at 60 fps on Quake II (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Quake II multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Quake II has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Quake II on Steam Deck?
Yes. Quake II runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Quake II?
Yes — Valve reports that Quake II performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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