Can I Run Call of Cthulhu?
Call of Cthulhu is an adventure role playing game from Cyanide Studio, released in 2018. Focus Entertainment published it. It offers a single player campaign. Being 8 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Steam lists support for 12 languages. Its Steam review count passes 10 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It carries 49 achievements. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz) |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 13 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 13 GB HDD |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a Lovecraftian setting, moving through environments built to be read rather than fought through. Play is presented from a first person view. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Call of Cthulhu is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Call of Cthulhu. 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Call of Cthulhu within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Call of Cthulhu needs only 8 GB of RAM. Call of Cthulhu takes about 13 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Call of Cthulhu?
Call of Cthulhu targets a mainstream modern PC: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390 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 | 2.18x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.23x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.54x |
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 Call of Cthulhu'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 Call of Cthulhu?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Call of Cthulhu?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz); GPU: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Call of Cthulhu need?
Call of Cthulhu needs about 13 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Call of Cthulhu?
The RTX 3060 runs Call of Cthulhu comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Call of Cthulhu?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Call of Cthulhu is the GPU.