Is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 54 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- City Interactive
- Publisher
- CI Games
- Release
- March 11, 2013
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 52
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7, with the latest Service Pack
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo at 2Ghz, or AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz, or better
- Memory: 2GB
- Hard Disk Space: 9Gb
- Video Card:NVidia 8800GT with 512Mb RAM or better
- DirectX®: 9.0c
- Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 54 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
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-3 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 54 reports.
›Is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Valve reports good performance with the default settings.
›How long does the battery last playing Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 30 fps, 3h 20m at 60 fps on Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2?
Yes — Valve reports that Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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