Is Warframe playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Warframe runs great on the Steam Deck.
Warframe runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 1,578 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, RPG, Free To Play
- Developer
- Digital Extremes
- Publisher
- Digital Extremes
- Release
- March 25, 2013
- Price
- See on Steam
- Metacritic
- 69
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS *:Windows 7 64-Bit (32-bit not supported)
- Processor:Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 (SSE 4.2 support required)
- Video:DirectX 11+ capable Graphics Card
- Memory:4 GB RAM
- Storage:75 GB available HD space
- Internet:Broadband Internet Connection Required
Note: There is no Mac or Linux client currently available.
DirectX 12 support requires at least Windows 10 20H2 (released in 2020) or Windows 11
Is Warframe compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 1578 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
Warframe performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 8 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
- medium
- Typical power draw
- ~14 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 7.0-5 Steamos version 3.4
Tips for playing Warframe on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Warframe playable on Steam Deck?
Warframe <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>Gold</strong> on ProtonDB across 1,578 reports.
›Is Warframe Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Warframe is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Warframe get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Warframe at 40–60 fps (based on 8 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 Warframe on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 3h 34m at 40 fps, 3h 2m at 60 fps on Warframe (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Warframe multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Warframe has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Warframe on Steam Deck?
Yes. Warframe runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Warframe?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Warframe at 40–60 fps, based on 8 community reports — that's the framerate players settle on, not the game's ceiling.
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Community configurations
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