Is Wreckfest playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Wreckfest runs great on the Steam Deck.
Wreckfest runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Platinum on ProtonDB across 237 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Indie, Racing, Simulation, Sports
- Developer
- Bugbear
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Release
- June 14, 2018
- Price
- $29.99
- Metacritic
- 81
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 with 2.8 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce® GTX™ 560 or AMD Radeon™ HD 7770
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 32 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes: This config will run the game with approx 30 FPS on 1080p
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 with 3.0 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX™ 970 or AMD Radeon™ R9 380X
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 32 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
- Additional Notes: This config will run the game with approx 60 FPS on 1080p
Is Wreckfest compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 237 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
Wreckfest 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
- low
- Typical power draw
- ~18 W
💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6
Tips for playing Wreckfest on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Wreckfest playable on Steam Deck?
Wreckfest <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 237 reports.
›Is Wreckfest Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Wreckfest is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Wreckfest get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Wreckfest at 45–60 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 Wreckfest on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 30m at 60 fps on Wreckfest (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.
›Can you play Wreckfest multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Wreckfest has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Wreckfest on Steam Deck?
Yes. Wreckfest runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Wreckfest?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Wreckfest at 45–60 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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