Does PAYDAY 2 run on Steam Deck?

PAYDAY 2 is Steam Deck Verified. It passes all of Valve's compatibility checks — controller support, text legibility, and performance — and runs great on Deck out of the box.

Valve's test notes

PC (Windows) system requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 32 GB available space
VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.
Additional Notes: Requires a CPU which supports the SSE4.1 instruction set

Recommended

Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 11
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 32 GB available space
VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.

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