Is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Resident Evil 7 Biohazard runs great on the Steam Deck.

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 212 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action, Adventure
Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Publisher: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Release: January 23, 2017
Price: $7.99
Metacritic: 83

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX™-6300 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon™ RX 460
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 24 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
Additional Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/30FPS. May require reduction in Texture Quality settings or turning Texture streaming to OFF due to high VRAM requirements. *Internet connection required for game activation.

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: WINDOWS® 10 (64-BIT Required) / Windows 11 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 with 3GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 24 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (must support DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
Additional Notes: Hardware specification target 1080P/60FPS. *Internet connection required for game activation.

Is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard compatible with Steam Deck?

Does it run?

Valve rating: Verified
…on SteamOS in general: Playable

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

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard performance & FPS on Steam Deck

40–60 fpsreported by players

Based on 3 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

3h 8mat 40 fps

Recommended preset: default
Typical power draw: ~16 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.3 Bios version F7A0105

Tips for playing Resident Evil 7 Biohazard on Steam Deck

•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard playable on Steam Deck?

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 212 reports.

›Is Resident Evil 7 Biohazard Steam Deck Verified?

Yes. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.

›How many FPS does Resident Evil 7 Biohazard get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at 40–60 fps (based on 3 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 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 40 fps on Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

›Can you play Resident Evil 7 Biohazard on Steam Deck?

Yes. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.

›Can the Steam Deck run Resident Evil 7 Biohazard?

Yes. Steam Deck players report running Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at 40–60 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.