Is Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Runs great

Yes — Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 229 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action, Adventure, Racing
Developer: United Front Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Publisher: Square Enix, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Release: October 8, 2014
Price: $19.99
Metacritic: —

System requirements

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

Minimum:

OS *: Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or Athlon X2 2.7GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher with 512MB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 2500 or higher
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 20 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended:

OS *: Windows Vista 64bit, Window 7 64bit, Windows 8 64bit (32bit O/S not supported)
Processor: Core i5-2300, Phenom II X4 940 or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible card, ATI Radeon 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or higher with 1GB graphics memory, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Is Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition compatible with Steam Deck?

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Controller glyphs match the Deck
✓Good performance with default settings
✓External controllers not supported for the main player

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck

40–60 fpsreported by players

Based on 4 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 3mat 40 fps3h 34mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: high
Typical power draw: ~14 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105

Tips for playing Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on Steam Deck

•You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
•Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition playable on Steam Deck?

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 229 reports.

›Is Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at 40–60 fps (based on 4 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 Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 3m at 40 fps, 3h 34m at 60 fps on Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

›Can you play Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on Steam Deck?

Yes. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.

›Can the Steam Deck run Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition?

Yes. Steam Deck players report running Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition at 40–60 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.