Can the Steam Deck play GTA 5?

With Valve’s Steam Deck gaining some traction in the handheld gaming world, the fine folks at Rockstar have the opportunity to bring GTA 5 to yet another gaming device.

Grand Theft Auto V has had quite the journey regarding releases.

It originally came out for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013. Later, an enhanced version of the game came out on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

And finally, the game has been released on the latest console generation, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

So what about the Steam Deck? GTA 5 is available on Steam, so it would make sense to have it available on Valve’s handheld gaming PC, right?

Is GTA V playable on Steam Deck?

Short answer: Yes, its is, though there might be some minor issues.

At the end of the day, GTA 5 is playable on the Steam Deck. And the word “playable” is key here.

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Valve has a system that verifies how well certain Steam games will work on the device. A Steam Deck Verified game will work perfectly, with no exceptions.

Steam Deck Playable means the game will work, but there could be minor issues. Steam Deck Unsupported games won’t work on the device at all.

GTA 5 falls into the Steam Deck Playable category. The game was tested by Valve back in March of 2022 and ran fine with a couple of minor issues.

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First, Valve warns that the game could have minor graphical issues.

The other potential issue is that the game’s launcher might require you to use the touchscreen of the Steam Deck to operate, and it may be difficult to navigate.

But beyond those minor issues, GTA 5 runs perfectly well on the Steam Deck.

And let’s be honest, some minor graphical issues are probably not too bad to deal with when you can play a game as good as GTA 5 on a handheld gaming computer.

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