Is The Evil Within 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — The Evil Within 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
The Evil Within 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 61 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Tango Gameworks
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release
- October 12, 2017
- Price
- $39.99
- Metacritic
- 80
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better
- Storage: 40 GB available space
Is The Evil Within 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 61 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
The Evil Within 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~16 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing The Evil Within 2 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is The Evil Within 2 playable on Steam Deck?
The Evil Within 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 61 reports.
›Is The Evil Within 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. The Evil Within 2 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does The Evil Within 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing The Evil Within 2 at 30–40 fps (based on 3 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 The Evil Within 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 8m at 30 fps, 50h 0m at 40 fps on The Evil Within 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play The Evil Within 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. The Evil Within 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run The Evil Within 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running The Evil Within 2 at 30–40 fps, based on 3 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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