Is Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 275 reports.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- Ubisoft
- Publisher
- Ubisoft
- Release
- January 12, 2023
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 84
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- Processor: AMD FX 6350, Intel Core i5-2500K, or better (SSE 4.2 and AVX support required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 280X (3 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB with Shader Model 5.0+), or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 77 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500x, Intel Core i7-4790, or better (SSE 4.2 and AVX support required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX 480 (4 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB with Shader Model 6.0+), or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 77 GB available space
Is Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 275 reports (ProtonDB)
Does it run well?
Runs well with the default settings.
- ✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
- ✓Default controller config not fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
- ✓On-screen keyboard doesn't pop up automatically
- ✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
- ✓Game or launcher doesn't close cleanly
- ✓Good performance with default settings
- ✓First-time setup needs an internet connection
- ✓Single-player requires an internet connection
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 4 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~18 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 8.0-4 Steamos version 3.5
Tips for playing Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 on Steam Deck
- •You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
- •Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
- •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 The Division® 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 <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 275 reports.
›Is Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 at ~40 fps (based on 4 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 The Division® 2 on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 5h 0m at 40 fps on Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 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 The Division® 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2 at ~40 fps, based on 4 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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