Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Gold· 50 reports

Can the Steam Machine run Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition?

Yes — Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition, a 2023 adventure game, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

Buy on Steam — $19.79−67%US Steam price as of Nov 6, 2026; yours may differ by region.

Derived from Valve's SteamOS rating (Playable on the far weaker Deck), not a measured frame-rate. Recommended RAM is 16 GB — exactly the Machine's 16 GB.

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Key facts: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition on Steam Machine

Compatibility: Runs great (works). Inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Device & mode: Steam Machine: Runs great — Runs locally on SteamOS (1080p default)
Steam Deck: Deck Playable — Runs locally on the handheld (800p)
Steam Frame: Native status: unknown — Flatscreen — streamed from a Steam Machine to a virtual screen; native play not rated
Performance: No frame-rate data — we don't publish a number we don't hold.
Conditions: None recorded — there is no frame-rate test to describe.
Basis: Derived from SteamOS compatibility · 2 sources (2 linked) · data as of June 2026 · methodology
Valve SteamOS compatibility: Compatible
ProtonDB: Gold, 50 reports
Limitations: No frame-rate measured — the verdict is inferred from Valve's SteamOS compatibility rating.
Not recorded here: anti-cheat status, frame generation, game / SteamOS / Proton versions.

Steam Machine

Runs great

Comfortable at high

Steam Deck

Playable

No measured data yet

Steam Frame

Flatscreen

Stream to a virtual screen

Analysis — Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition on the Steam Machine

CPU vs GPU

This kind of action game is GPU-bound on the Machine: the frame-rate follows resolution and post-processing. FSR is the main lever when frames get tight; effects and shadows go before textures.

Community check

50 ProtonDB reports rate it Gold (runs perfectly after tweaks), in line with Valve's Deck Playable rating.

On the couch

Steam lists full controller support, so it plays from the sofa without a keyboard.

Latest updates from the developers

2024-11-13Title Update Notes 1.112

Frequently asked

Is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition Steam Deck Verified?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition is rated Playable on the Steam Deck — it runs, with some manual settings tweaks.

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Part of the Grand Theft Auto series — 12 games rated Part of the Cinematic Action-Adventure vibe — 252 games with a similar feel

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