Is Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition runs great on the Steam Deck.
Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 52 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Epic Games, Inc.
- Publisher
- Epic Games, Inc.
- Release
- March 17, 2008
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 93
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP
- Processor: Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz or faster (Pentium® or AMD 1.2GHz or greater recommended)
- Memory: 128MB RAM (256MB RAM or greater recommended)
- Graphics: 32 MB video card required (64 MB NVIDIA or ATI hardware T&L card recommended)
- Sound: Windows-compatible sound card
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0b
- Hard Disk Space: 5.5 GB Free
- Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires a 33.6 kbps or faster modem (broadband recommended)
Is Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Playable
Community rating · 52 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
- ✓External controllers not supported for the main player
Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 1 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
- ultra
- Typical power draw
- ~5 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition 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 Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition playable on Steam Deck?
Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition <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>Platinum</strong> on ProtonDB across 52 reports.
›Is Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition Steam Deck Verified?
Not Verified, but Valve rates Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition as Playable on the Steam Deck.
›How many FPS does Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition at 50–200 fps (based on 1 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 Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 10h 0m at 60 fps on Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition on Steam Deck?
Yes. Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition at 50–200 fps, based on 1 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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