Can I Run Cycle?
Released in 2024, Cycle is an indie simulation game built by Core Engage. Publishing duties went to Daedalic Entertainment. It offers a single player campaign. The game ships for Windows alone. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It is localised into 11 languages according to the store listing. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It carries 55 achievements.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.3 GHz | AMD FX 8320 @ 3.5 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 960 (4GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB VRAM) or equivalent |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.0 GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X @ 3.6 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | AMD RX 5700-XT or better |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a world after its collapse. Play is structured around a city the player lays out. There are 16 official screenshots to judge the look from. The view is from a top down view. The load here grows with the save. An empty map tells you very little about how the machine will cope once the build is large.
Why Cycle is demanding
The ask Cycle makes is moderate. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | AMD RX 5700-XT lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Cycle at the floor and Cycle at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Cycle names just 4 GB of video memory, so the bottleneck sits in raw GPU throughput rather than VRAM. Disk footprint is light, near 12 GB. Cycle needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Cycle?
Cycle is light on hardware. Its minimum, GeForce GTX 960 (4GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB VRAM) or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, about 12 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 | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Cycle'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 Cycle?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Cycle?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.3 GHz | AMD FX 8320 @ 3.5 GHz; GPU: GeForce GTX 960 (4GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB VRAM) or equivalent; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit.
How much storage does Cycle need?
Cycle needs about 12 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Cycle?
The RTX 3060 runs Cycle comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Cycle?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Cycle is the GPU.