Cyberpunk 2077 — Verified on Steam Deck (2024)

FAQs

Is Cyberpunk verified on Steam Deck? ›

Yes, Cyberpunk 2077 is Steam Deck compatible and has been classified as 'Verified' by Valve.

Cyberpunk 2077 has a particular Steam Deck preset that balances performance and image fidelity. According to Computerbase's benchmarks, the Steam Deck preset attained average frame rates of 30.2 FPS and a 1% low of 22 FPS. The results are similar to using the medium preset with FSR on balanced.

Valve then categorizes the game into one of four categories: Verified, Playable, Unsupported, or Unknown. Deck Verified games completely pass Valve's Steam Deck tests, meaning they should not only run smoothly on the Steam Deck but also provide a pleasant gaming experience.

To get FSR to activate, you need to launch the game (using properties) in the resolution you want to be displayed. Then, in the game menu, set the resolution lower than your target resolution. Then toggle FSR on in the Steam Deck menu. This should activate FSR.

Steam Deck officially hits over 12,000 games Playable and Verified.

With a few tweaks, however, you can bring out a lot more of Cyberpunk's graphical beauty, without sacrificing too much performance. Our optimized settings below, at 1080p with FSR set to Quality, will produce an average framerate between 40-60 FPS in Turbo Mode — again, fluctuating depending on the scene.

One of the best ways to achieve this is by setting the FPS to 40. This allows for a smoother performance while maintaining most of the visual clarity. Not all games will hit the maximum range of 40 FPS, but users should experience a more stable performance.

Valve created three different versions of the Steam Deck, but the top model only comes with 512GB of storage, while the base model has a puny 64GB drive.

While the $29.99 price tag for the DLC may seem steep, it offers a significant amount of gameplay and narrative depth that makes it worth considering for fans of the base game.

Do games run well on the Steam Deck? ›

Plenty of games run well on the Deck. Anything 2D or indie, most things you'd emulate. If you play only modern bloated AAA stuff I can understand why you might think you'd have to crank settings down, but I don't turn down any settings for most stuff I play.

Even in the most intense combat scenarios, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty kept 30 quite well. And with the Steam Deck preset mixed with slightly lowered shadow and screen space reflection settings, as well as FSR 2.1 set to Balanced, the game still looks phenomenal. What is this?

If you have Steam set to offline, it'll work.

In terms of how the Steam Deck handles performance, the short answer is: outstanding. I have a real range of games that test the console in different ways. Older, less intensive, games like Alien Isolation run perfectly—even on the highest settings.