Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ playable on Steam Deck?

Tested on Steam DeckLast checked June 2026

Steam Deck verdict

Playable

Yes — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ is playable on the Steam Deck, with some caveats.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 47 reports. As a action game with full controller support, it's a comfortable fit for handheld play.

Game info

Genres: Action
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release: April 27, 2010
Price: $9.99
Metacritic: 83

System requirements

Windows specs from Steam — the Deck runs these through Proton.

Minimum:

OS *:Originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64
Memory: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7
Graphics: 256 MB DirectX 9.0c–compliant video card (512 MB recommended) (see supported list*)
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 10 GB
Sound: DirectX 9.0c–compliant sound card
Peripherals Supported: Mouse, keyboard, headset, 12-button gamepads with analog sticks
Internet Connection: Broadband Internet connection

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / 7900 / 8 / 9 / GTX series

ATI RADEON X1800 / X1900 / HD 2000 / HD 4000 / HD 5000 series

ATI HD 3000 NOT supported at time of release.

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game.

Steam Deck compatibility

Does it run?

Valve rating: Playable

Does it run well?

Runs well with the default settings.

✓Shows a launcher / extra setup step
✓Controller glyphs don't match the Deck
✓Some text may be hard to read on the Deck
✓Device compatibility warnings shown
✓Full controller support out of the box
✓Good performance with default settings

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ performance & FPS on Steam Deck

35–90 fpsreported by players

Based on 5 Steam Deck community reports. These are the framerates players actually settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum. Runs well with the default settings.

Battery & recommended settings

Estimated battery life

2h 47mat 60 fps

Recommended preset: high
Typical power draw: ~18 W

💡 SteamDeckPlayable tip: System Proton version 9.0-3 Steamos version 3.6

Tips for playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ on Steam Deck

•You may need to click through a launcher each time you start the game.
•Some on-screen text is small on the Deck — bump up the UI scale if the game allows it.
•Button prompts may show Xbox or PlayStation icons instead of Steam Deck glyphs.
•Default settings already run well — no major tweaks needed to play comfortably.

Frequently asked questions

›Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ playable on Steam Deck?

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ is playable on the Steam Deck. Valve rates it Playable on the Steam Deck. The Linux/Proton community rates it Silver on ProtonDB across 47 reports.

›Is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ Steam Deck Verified?

Not Verified, but Valve rates Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ as Playable on the Steam Deck.

›How many FPS does Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ get on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players most often report playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ at 35–90 fps (based on 5 community reports). These are usually the framerate players settle on — many cap it to save battery — not the game's maximum.

›How long does the battery last playing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ on Steam Deck?

Steam Deck players report roughly 2h 47m at 60 fps on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ (from ShareDeck community reports). Capping the framerate and TDP lower stretches it further; higher brightness shortens it.

›Can you play Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ multiplayer on Steam Deck?

Yes — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ has no Deck-blocking anti-cheat reported, so its online and multiplayer modes should work like on any PC.