Can I Run Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow is an action adventure game from Catthia Games, released in 2023. Catthia Games both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Completionists have 12 achievements to work through. It is localised into 5 languages according to the store listing. With only 148 reviews on Steam, there is little community data on how it behaves across hardware. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. The game ships for Windows alone. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Modern 4 cores CPU |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 with 1GB VRAM or equivalent |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K (3.5Ghz) or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA Geforce GTX970 with 4GB VRAM or equivalent |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through spaces built for exploration. 13 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a third person view. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow can never assume the player will stop and let it load.
Why Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow. NVIDIA Geforce GTX970 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. The install is small at roughly 5 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 with 1GB VRAM or equivalent and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA Geforce GTX970 with 4GB VRAM 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 | 1.98x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.11x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.49x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow'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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Can my PC run Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Modern 4 cores CPU; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 with 1GB VRAM or equivalent; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow need?
Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
The RTX 3060 runs Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow is the GPU.