Is Shank 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Shank 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Shank 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 19 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Developer
- Klei Entertainment
- Publisher
- Klei Entertainment
- Release
- February 7, 2012
- Price
- $4.49
- Metacritic
- 72
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 2.4GHz or greater
- Memory: 1.5 GB or greater
- Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater
- Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- DirectX®: DirectX June 2010
Is Shank 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 19 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
Shank 2 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 Shank 2 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Shank 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Shank 2 <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 19 reports.
›Is Shank 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Shank 2 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Shank 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Shank 2 at 30–40 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 Shank 2 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 Shank 2 specifically.
›Can you play Shank 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Shank 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Shank 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Shank 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Shank 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Shank 2 at 30–40 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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