Is Sid Meier's Civilization® V playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sid Meier's Civilization® V runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 211 reports. As a strategy game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Strategy
- Developer
- Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- Publisher
- 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- Release
- September 21, 2010
- Price
- $7.49
- Metacritic
- 90
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Graphics:256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
- DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
- OS *: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
- DirectX®: DirectX® version 11
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
- Note: Optimized for the touch-screen Ultrabook™ device
Is Sid Meier's Civilization® V compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 211 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓No cross-platform cloud saves
Sid Meier's Civilization® V performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~8 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Sid Meier's Civilization® V on Steam Deck
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
- •Open the on-screen keyboard manually with STEAM + X when you need to type.
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sid Meier's Civilization® V playable on Steam Deck?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V <strong>runs great</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it <strong>Playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 211 reports.
›Is Sid Meier's Civilization® V Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Sid Meier's Civilization® V as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Sid Meier's Civilization® V get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Sid Meier's Civilization® V at ~40 fps (based on 1 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 Sid Meier's Civilization® V on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 6h 15m at 30 fps on Sid Meier's Civilization® V (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Sid Meier's Civilization® V multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Sid Meier's Civilization® V has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Sid Meier's Civilization® V on Steam Deck?
Yes. Sid Meier's Civilization® V runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Sid Meier's Civilization® V?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Sid Meier's Civilization® V at ~40 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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