Is Serious Sam 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Serious Sam 4 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Serious Sam 4 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 87 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Croteam
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
- Release
- September 24, 2020
- Price
- $7.99
- Metacritic
- 68
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: 4-core CPU @ 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 780/970/1050 or AMD Radeon 7950/280/470 (3 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 42 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requirements are based on 720p rendering resolution at 30 FPS
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (1909)
- Processor: 8-core CPU @ 3.3 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 1080/2060 or AMD Radeon Vega64/5700 (8 GB VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 42 GB available space
Is Serious Sam 4 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 87 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
Serious Sam 4 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.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Serious Sam 4 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Serious Sam 4 playable on Steam Deck?
Serious Sam 4 <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 87 reports.
›Is Serious Sam 4 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Serious Sam 4 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Serious Sam 4 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Serious Sam 4 at 30–60 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 Serious Sam 4 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 10m at 40 fps on Serious Sam 4 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Serious Sam 4 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Serious Sam 4 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Serious Sam 4 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Serious Sam 4 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Serious Sam 4?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Serious Sam 4 at 30–60 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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