Can I Run Black Paradox?
Released in 2019, Black Paradox is an action game built by Fantastico Studio. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. It carries 25 achievements. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Being 7 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 M380 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD 4000 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
Recommended requirements
Single source, verify with the publisher source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Layouts generated at run time move the load onto the processor at the moment each new area is built. 10 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is in two dimensions.
Why Black Paradox is demanding
Graphics requirements for Black Paradox are minimal, with Intel HD 4000 named as the bar. It targets DirectX 10, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. System memory expectations are modest at 2 GB. Disk footprint is light, near 1 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Black Paradox?
Black Paradox is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, about 1 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
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 Black Paradox'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
Can my PC run Black Paradox?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Black Paradox?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 M380; GPU: Intel HD 4000; 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does Black Paradox need?
Black Paradox needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Black Paradox?
The RTX 3060 runs Black Paradox comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Black Paradox?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Black Paradox is the GPU.