Steam Deck

Does Arma II: DayZ work on Steam Deck?

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.

DayZ is a multiplayer open world survival horror modification (mod) designed by Dean Hall for the 2009 tactical shooter video game ARMA 2 and its 2010 expansion pack, ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead. The mod places the player in the fictional post-Soviet state of Chernarus, where an unknown virus has infected most of the population, turning people into violent zombies. As a survivor with limited supplies, the player must scavenge the world for supplies such as food, water, weapons and medicine, while killing or avoiding both zombies and other players, and sometimes non-player characters, in an effort to survive the zombie apocalypse.

System requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10	Windows 10
Processor	Intel Core 2.4 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz	Intel Core i5 or AMD Athlon Phenom X4 or faster
Memory	1GB	2GB
Graphics	Nvidia Geforce 8600GT or ATI Radeon 3650 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM	Nvidia Geforce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5770 or faster with Shader Model 3 and 896 MB VRAM
Storage	10 GB free space	20 GB free space
DirectX	DirectX 9.0c	DirectX 9.0c

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Questions and answers

Does Arma II: DayZ 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 Arma II: DayZ need?: 1GB
How much storage space does Arma II: DayZ need?: 10 GB free space

Arma II: DayZ