Is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 30 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- June 26, 2012
- Price
- $19.99
- Metacritic
- 71
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
- Memory: 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Graphics: 512 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS/AMD Radeon HD 4650
- DirectX®: DirectX 11
- Hard Drive: 25 GB
- Sound: DirectX 11 – compliant sound card
- OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
- Memory: 3 GB Windows Vista® & 7®
- Graphics: 1024 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD/ATi HD 5850 or better.
- DirectX®: DirectX 11
- Hard Drive: 25 GB
- Sound: DirectX 11 – compliant sound card
Is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 30 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
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 2 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.
Tips for playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ 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 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ playable on Steam Deck?
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ <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 30 reports.
›Is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ at 30–60 fps (based on 2 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 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ specifically.
›Can you play Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ at 30–60 fps, based on 2 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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