Is Yakuza Kiwami 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck verdict
Runs great
Yes — Yakuza Kiwami 2 runs great on the Steam Deck.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 runs great on the Steam Deck. Valve has officially marked it Steam Deck Verified. The Linux/Proton community rates it Gold on ProtonDB across 11 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.
Game info
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Developer
- RGG Studio
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Release
- December 11, 2025
- Price
- $11.99
- Metacritic
- —
System requirements
Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i3-8100, 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X, 3.5 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX1650, 4GB or AMD Radeon RX6400, 4GB or Intel Arc A380, 6GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 61 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Low 1080p @ 30 FPS w/ Balanced FSR 1.0. Requires a CPU which supports AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8700K, 3.7 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 3.6 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX3060, 12GB or AMD Radeon RX 7600, 8GB or Intel Arc A770, 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 61 GB available space
- Additional Notes: High 1080p @ 60FPS w/o FSR. Requires a CPU which supports AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set.
Is Yakuza Kiwami 2 compatible with Steam Deck?
Does it run?
- Valve rating
- Verified
- …on SteamOS in general
- Playable
Community rating · 11 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
Yakuza Kiwami 2 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.
Tips for playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Steam Deck
- •Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.
Frequently asked questions
›Is Yakuza Kiwami 2 playable on Steam Deck?
Yakuza Kiwami 2 <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 11 reports.
›Is Yakuza Kiwami 2 Steam Deck Verified?
Yes. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is officially Steam Deck Verified by Valve.
›How many FPS does Yakuza Kiwami 2 get on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck players most often report playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 at ~30 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 Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Steam Deck?
Battery life isn't fixed — it depends on your brightness, TDP cap and framerate target, typically landing anywhere from 2 to 6 hours on the Steam Deck. We don't have a measured figure for Yakuza Kiwami 2 specifically.
›Can you play Yakuza Kiwami 2 multiplayer on Steam Deck?
Yes — Yakuza Kiwami 2 has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.
›Can you play Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Steam Deck?
Yes. Yakuza Kiwami 2 runs on the Steam Deck straight from Steam — no manual Proton setup or config files needed.
›Can the Steam Deck run Yakuza Kiwami 2?
Yes. Steam Deck players report running Yakuza Kiwami 2 at ~30 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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