Steam Deck
Does Alien Swarm work on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck
This game runs on Steam Deck, but with caveats. You may need to bring up the on-screen keyboard yourself, or adjust settings.
Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes. Plan your attack using an unlockable arsenal of weapons with countless loadout configurations against a wide variety of aliens. Blaze your way through an overrun, off-world colony, eradicating the alien infestation in environments ranging from the icy planet's surface, to a subterranean lava-flooded mining facility. Along with the game get the complete code base for Alien Swarm that features updates to the Source engine as well as the SDK. Alien Swarm adds 3rd person camera, depth of field, improved dynamic shadows and a wide variety of gameplay additions to the Source engine.
System requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP | Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP |
| Processor | Pentium 4 3.0GHz | Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista | 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista |
| Graphics | DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better | DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better |
| Storage | At least 2.5 GB of free space | At least 2.5 GB of free space |
Questions and answers
- Does Alien Swarm work on Steam Deck?
- Playable. This game runs on Steam Deck, but with caveats. You may need to bring up the on-screen keyboard yourself, or adjust settings.
- How much RAM does Alien Swarm need?
- 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
- How much storage space does Alien Swarm need?
- At least 2.5 GB of free space
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