Is STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack runs great on the Steam Deck.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 143 reports. As a strategy game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Strategy
- Developer
- Petroglyph
- Publisher
- LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney
- Release
- May 25, 2010
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Computer: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer
- Processor: Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
- OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7
- RAM: 512 MB
- Graphics Card: 64 MB graphics card with Shader Model 2.0 support / ATI Radeon 9600 / NVIDIA 7200 / Intel 965
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible PCI, USB, or Onboard Audio Device
- Internet: 56kbps or faster connection (required for multiplayer only)
- Computer: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer
- Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core CPU
- OS *: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7
- RAM: 1 GB
- Graphics Card: 256 MB graphics card with Shader Model 3.0 support / ATI Radeon X1900 / NVIDIA 8600
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible PCI, USB, or Onboard Audio Device
- Internet: 1.5Mb DSL/Cable connection (required for multiplayer only)
Is STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 143 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
- ✓Full controller support out of the box
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack yet. Runs well with the default settings.
Battery & recommended settings
Estimated battery life
- Recommended preset
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~7 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack on Steam Deck
- •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 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack playable on Steam Deck?
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack <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 143 reports.
›Is STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack 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 STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 7h 9m at 60 fps on STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack on Steam Deck?
Yes. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack?
Yes — Valve reports that STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack performs well on the Steam Deck with its default settings.
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Community configurations
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