Is Sonic Generations Collection playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Sonic Generations Collection runs great on the Steam Deck.
Sonic Generations Collection runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 231 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Devil's Details
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Release
- November 3, 2011
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 77
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 (2x2.0GHz) or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 2GB RAM (XP)/3GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista)
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD 2900 (512MB)
- DirectX®:
- Hard Drive: 11 GB free hard drive space
- Sound:
- Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
- OS *: Microsoft Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.0 GHz
- Memory: 3GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB) / ATI Radeon HD 5850 (1GB)
- DirectX®:
- Hard Drive: 11 GB free hard drive space
- Sound:
- Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 231 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
Sonic Generations Collection performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 12 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
- ~12 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Sonic Generations Collection on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Sonic Generations Collection playable on Steam Deck?
Sonic Generations Collection runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 231 reports.
›Is Sonic Generations Collection Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Sonic Generations Collection is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Sonic Generations Collection get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Sonic Generations Collection at 40–60 fps (based on 12 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 Sonic Generations Collection on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 43m at 60 fps on Sonic Generations Collection (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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