Is Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus runs great on the Steam Deck.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 30 reports. As a strategy game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Strategy
- Developer
- Bulwark Studios
- Publisher
- Kasedo Games
- Release
- November 15, 2018
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 78
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 with minimum 3.30 GHz (if the GHz is lower than 3.30 12 GB RAM is required)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Storage: 11 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 4GB AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or better
- Storage: 11 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Steam Deck compatibility
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 30 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
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus performance & FPS on Steam Deck
Based on 3 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
- default
- Typical power draw
- ~11 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version native Steamos version 3.7
Tips for playing Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus playable on Steam Deck?
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 30 reports.
›Is Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus at ~30 fps (based on 3 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 Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 4h 33m at 30 fps on Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
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Community configurations
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