Can I Run Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is an action adventure game from The Chinese Room, released in 2013. Frictional Games published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Over 7 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Metacritic places it at 72. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. Steam lists support for 10 languages. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. It carries 7 achievements. Cloud saves are enabled.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | High-range Intel Core i5 / AMD FX CPU or equivalent. |
|---|---|
| GPU | High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around environments built to be read rather than fought through. 9 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is demanding
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs takes about 5 GB of disk space. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs needs only 4 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs targets a mainstream modern PC: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to High-range NVIDIA GeForce 400 / AMD Radeon HD 6000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update. for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Can my PC run Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
The minimum requirements are CPU: High-range Intel Core i3 / AMD A6 CPU or equivalent.; GPU: Mid-range NVIDIA GeForce 200 / AMD Radeon HD 5000. Integrated Intel HD Graphics should work but is not supported; problems are generally solved with a driver update.; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista.
How much storage does Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs need?
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs needs about 5 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is the CPU.