Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Playable
Yes — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as Unsupported on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 64 reports. Despite the official label, players report it runs well on the Deck.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- August 27, 2009
- Price
- $9.99
- Metacritic
- 92
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Supported OS: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- Processor: Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon, 1.4 GHz (Pentium IV or Athlon 2.2 GHz recommended)
- System Memory: 256 MB of RAM or above (512 MB recommended)
- Video Card: 64 MB DirectX 9.0c compliant graphics card (128 MB recommended)
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compliant sound card (EAX 2.0 or higher recommended)
- DirectX Version: DirectX® version 9.0c or higher
- Hard Disk: 4 GB available hard disk space
- Supported Peripherals: Windows compatible mouse and keyboard, joystick for Solo and Co-op modes
- Multiplay: Broadband with 64 Kbps data transfer upload rate (128 kbps recommended)
- Note: For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at: .
Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Unsupported
Community rating · 64 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
- ✓Not supported on SteamOS
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® performance & FPS on Steam Deck
We don't have enough Steam Deck framerate reports for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® yet. No reliable Steam Deck performance data yet.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® playable on Steam Deck?
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® <strong>is playable</strong> on the Steam Deck. Valve lists it as <strong>Unsupported</strong> on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it <strong>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 64 reports.
›Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® Steam Deck Verified?
No. Valve lists Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® as Unsupported, though community reports may differ — see the verdict above.
›How many FPS does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® get on Steam Deck?
We don't publish a single FPS figure — framerate depends on your settings, the scene and your TDP limit. Based on the data, it sits in the playable range for most players.
›How long does the battery last playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 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 Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® specifically.
›Can you play Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® on Steam Deck?
Yes, though expect a tweak or two: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® may need a specific Proton version, a settings change, or putting up with small on-screen text.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®?
The Steam Deck can run Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®, though we don't have a measured framerate for it yet — it depends on your settings and TDP limit.
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Community configurations
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