Is Rise of the Argonauts playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Rise of the Argonauts runs great on the Steam Deck.
Rise of the Argonauts runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 14 reports. As a rpg game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- RPG
- Developer
- Liquid Entertainment
- Publisher
- Codemasters, Electronic Arts
- Release
- January 7, 2009
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 59
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: 3.0 Ghz Pentium or AMD™ equivalent
- Memory: XP 1GB RAM / Vista 1.5GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 6800 / Radeon X1300 or above
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Hard Drive Space
- Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
- Supported Graphics Cards: Rise of the Argonauts requires an ATI or nVidia graphics card / ATi Radeon X1300 or above / HD2XXX/HD3XXX/HD4XXX series / nVidia GeForce 6800 or above 7/8/9/GTX2XX Series.
- Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc. Laptops).
- OS *: Windows XP/Vista
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66Ghz or Athlon X2 3800+
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 8800GTX or above, or Radeon 3800 series or above
- Display:
- Hard Drive: 9.2 GB Hard Drive Space
- Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card
Is Rise of the Argonauts compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 14 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
Rise of the Argonauts performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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.
Tips for playing Rise of the Argonauts on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Rise of the Argonauts playable on Steam Deck?
Rise of the Argonauts <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 14 reports.
›Is Rise of the Argonauts Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Rise of the Argonauts is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Rise of the Argonauts get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Rise of the Argonauts at 40–60 fps (based on 2 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 Rise of the Argonauts 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 Rise of the Argonauts specifically.
›Can you play Rise of the Argonauts on Steam Deck?
Yes. Rise of the Argonauts runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Rise of the Argonauts?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Rise of the Argonauts at 40–60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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