The Long Dark System Requirements: Can You Run It?

The Long Dark system requirements - see whether your PC is compatible.

The Long Dark system requirements
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
minimum
Any
recommended
Any

Your graphics card can run the game at recommended settings.



Performance on your CPU

i5-12400
recommended
Core i7-860S

Core i5-12400 is 8.1x faster than Core i7-860S. Your CPU can run the game at recommended settings.


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