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The Sims 4 on the Steam Machine

Runs greatDerived from SteamOS compatibilityProtonDB Gold· 395 reports

Can the Steam Machine run The Sims 4?

Yes — The Sims 4, a 2020 simulation, rates green on the Steam Machine at 1080p.

Where to buy The Sims 4

Derived from Valve's SteamOS rating (Playable on the far weaker Deck), not a measured frame-rate. Its 1 GB VRAM ask sits under the Machine's 8 GB. Recommended RAM is 8 GB — comfortably within the Machine's 16 GB.

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Key facts: The Sims 4 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) · ~55 fps (measured)
  • 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 · methodology
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.

At a glance across Valve's SteamOS devices

Steam Machine
Runs great
Comfortable at high
Steam Deck
Playable
~55 fps · measured
Steam Frame
Flatscreen
Stream to a virtual screen

Steam Deck

Measured · 1 report
Community-reportedRuns great

AMD RDNA 2, 8 CU (~1.6 TFLOPs) · 800p handheld (1280×800) · 15 W TDP

Recommended FPS
Runs great55fps
1920x1080
Battery life
Not yet measured
Deck status
playable
1 community reports

Measured on Steam Deck across 1 community report (deck-verified.games).

Analysis — The Sims 4 on the Steam Machine

Community check

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

Which Valve device

Steam Deck owners report ~55 fps (1 report). On the Machine it rates green — the step up if you want it on a TV.

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Is The Sims 4 Steam Deck Verified?

The Sims 4 is rated Playable on the Steam Deck — it runs, with some manual settings tweaks.

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How we know this

Derived from SteamOS compatibilityInferred

Inferred from this title's official SteamOS compatibility rating, scaled to the Machine's roughly 6× Deck GPU power.

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