Does The Outer Worlds run on Steam Deck?
The Outer Worlds 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
- Text Input Does Not Automatically Invokes Keyboard — fail
- Interface Text Is Not Legible — fail
- Default Controller Config Fully Functional — pass
- Controller Glyphs Match Deck Device — pass
- Default Configuration Is Performant — pass
PC (Windows) system requirements
Minimum
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850 Storage: 40 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470 Storage: 40 GB available space
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