Can I Run Beyond the Long Night?
Beyond the Long Night is an action adventure game from Noisy Head Games, released in 2023. Yogscast Games published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Its 114 Steam reviews make it a niche release rather than a widely tested one. Its Metacritic score stands at 76. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS. There are 53 achievements to chase. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It is localised into 8 languages according to the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon Vega Mobile GFX or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-7600K 3.8GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a mystery to unpick. Play is structured around runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Because the game assembles its spaces as it goes, the cost lands on the CPU in bursts rather than steadily on the GPU. Play is presented in two dimensions. There are 14 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Beyond the Long Night is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Beyond the Long Night. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Beyond the Long Night within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Beyond the Long Night takes about 1 GB of disk space. DirectX 12 is named, so Beyond the Long Night expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Beyond the Long Night?
Beyond the Long Night targets a mainstream modern PC: Radeon Vega Mobile GFX or equivalent and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 Beyond the Long Night'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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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Beyond the Long Night?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Beyond the Long Night?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2500U or equivalent; GPU: Radeon Vega Mobile GFX or equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit.
How much storage does Beyond the Long Night need?
Beyond the Long Night needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Beyond the Long Night?
The RTX 3060 runs Beyond the Long Night comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Beyond the Long Night?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Beyond the Long Night is the GPU.