Does Mass Effect 2 run on Steam Deck?
Mass Effect 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck. It runs, but Valve flags some rough edges — you may need the touchscreen, a community controller layout, or tweaked settings.
Valve's test notes
- Launcher Interaction Issues — fail
- Default Controller Config Not Fully Functional — fail
- Controller Glyphs Do Not Match Deck Device — fail
- Text Input Does Not Automatically Invokes Keyboard — fail
- Interface Text Is Not Legible — fail
- Game Or Launcher Doesnt Exit Cleanly — fail
- Default Configuration Is Performant — pass
- External Controllers Not Supported Primary Player — info
PC (Windows) system requirements
Minimum
OS *: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7 Processor: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Graphics: 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support) DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included) Hard Drive: 15 GB Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
Recommended
OS *: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7 Processor: 2.6+ GHz Core 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included) Hard Drive: 15 GB Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
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