Can I Run A Story of Distress?
OverviewA Story of Distress is a single-player stealth based adventure game built from the ground up for Virtual Reality. Play through a campaign that features voice acting and intense story telling.S...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 970 4GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX 8350, equivalent or better. |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 1080 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run A Story of Distress?
Older hardware holds up here: A Story of Distress runs on modest graphics, with GTX 970 4GB enough to meet the minimum. Add 4 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against A Story of Distress's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Can my PC run A Story of Distress?
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What are the minimum system requirements for A Story of Distress?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 4460 @ 3.20GHz; GPU: GTX 970 4GB; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does A Story of Distress need?
A Story of Distress needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run A Story of Distress?
The RTX 3060 runs A Story of Distress comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for A Story of Distress?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for A Story of Distress is the GPU.