Can I Run Bartlow's Dread Machine?
Beep Games, Inc. released Bartlow's Dread Machine in 2020. It is an action game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. There are 19 achievements to chase. Being 6 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Cloud saves are enabled. It keeps shared screen play alive, so a second player needs only a second controller. The game ships for Windows alone. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. 6 languages are covered by the store listing. Metacritic places it at 70.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | i5-5200U 2.2 Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 3.2 Ghz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750ti |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
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Setting and environment
Bartlow's Dread Machine places its action in a steampunk world, and the player works through combat arenas. The view is from a third person view. The publisher supplies 20 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Bartlow's Dread Machine is demanding
The graphics requirement for Bartlow's Dread Machine is light. Hardware around Nvidia GeForce GTX 750ti is enough, so Bartlow's Dread Machine runs on machines never bought for gaming. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Bartlow's Dread Machine takes about 5 GB of disk space. It targets DirectX 10, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Bartlow's Dread Machine?
Bartlow's Dread Machine targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 750ti for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 5.31x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.99x |
| 4K | Runs well | 1.33x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Bartlow's Dread Machine'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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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Bartlow's Dread Machine?
The minimum requirements are CPU: i5-5200U 2.2 Ghz; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Bartlow's Dread Machine need?
Bartlow's Dread Machine needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Bartlow's Dread Machine?
The RTX 3060 runs Bartlow's Dread Machine comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Bartlow's Dread Machine?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Bartlow's Dread Machine is the GPU.