The Long Dark System Requirements: Can You Run It?
The Long Dark system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.
Your gaming PC configuration
- Developer:
- Hinterland Studio
- Publisher:
- Hinterland Studio
- Release date:
- 1 August 2017 (8 years ago)
- User score:
- 4.0 / 5
- Hardware demand level:
- 1 / 10 - not demanding
- Ray tracing support:
- no data
Official system requirements for PC
To run The Long Dark, you'll need at least 4 GB of RAM and 7 GB of free disk space. As for your CPU, an Core i5-655K is the minimum, but if you want to crank up the settings and enjoy smoother gameplay, aim for an Core i7-860S or better.
Minimum
Graphics card:
- Intel 4xxx Series w/ 512MB VRAM or better
CPU:
- Dual-Core Intel i5 CPU @ 2GHz+
Memory:
- 4 GB RAM
- File size:
- 7 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 7 64-bit
- DirectX:
- no data
Recommended
Graphics card:
- nVidia GTX 555 w/ 1GB VRAM or better
CPU:
- Intel i7 CPU @ 2.6GHz or higher
Memory:
- 8 GB RAM
- File size:
- 7 GB available space
- Operating system:
- Windows 10 64-bit
- DirectX:
- no data
Performance on your PC
Performance on your GPU
Performance levels below the bar correspond to the target FPS shown on each marker for that preset/resolution.
RTX 3060
Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.
Performance on your CPU
i5-12400
Core i5-12400 is 8.1x faster than Core i7-860S. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.
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