Is Tomb Raider Game of the Year playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Tomb Raider Game of the Year runs great on the Steam Deck.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 306 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure
- Developer
- Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Feral Interactive (Mac), Nixxes
- Publisher
- Crystal Dynamics, Feral Interactive (Mac)
- Release
- March 4, 2013
- Price
- $2.99
- Metacritic
- 86
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista,7,8 (32bit/64bit)
- Processor:Dual core CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 2.1 Ghz (4050+), Intel Core2 Duo 1.86 Ghz (E6300)
- Memory:1GB Memory (2GB on Vista)
- Graphics:DirectX 9 graphics card with 512Mb Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT, nVidia 8600
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:12 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
- OS *:Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- Processor:Quad core CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955, Intel Core i5-750
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 11 graphics card with 1GB Video RAM: AMD Radeon HD 5870, nVidia GTX 480
- DirectX®:11
- Hard Drive:12 GB HD space
- Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
Is Tomb Raider Game of the Year compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 306 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
- ✓No cross-platform cloud saves
Tomb Raider Game of the Year performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 9 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
- high
- Typical power draw
- ~15 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-2 Steamos version 3.2 Bios version F7A0105
Tips for playing Tomb Raider Game of the Year on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Tomb Raider Game of the Year playable on Steam Deck?
Tomb Raider Game of the Year <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 306 reports.
›Is Tomb Raider Game of the Year Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Tomb Raider Game of the Year is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Tomb Raider Game of the Year get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Tomb Raider Game of the Year at 25–60 fps (based on 9 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 Tomb Raider Game of the Year on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 19m at 40 fps, 3h 31m at 60 fps on Tomb Raider Game of the Year (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Tomb Raider Game of the Year multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Tomb Raider Game of the Year has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Tomb Raider Game of the Year on Steam Deck?
Yes. Tomb Raider Game of the Year runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Tomb Raider Game of the Year?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Tomb Raider Game of the Year at 25–60 fps, based on 9 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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