Can I Run Dark Colors?
Thomas Bartko released Dark Colors in 2026. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ I5 6600k |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 570 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ I7 8600k |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 12 GB HDD |
| OS | 64-bit Windows 10 or later |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Dark Colors places its action in a horror setting, and the player works through spaces built for exploration. That openness is what costs performance. Dark Colors has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. 9 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented in three dimensions.
Why Dark Colors is demanding
Dark Colors sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. At 12 GB, system memory is undemanding. The install is small at roughly 12 GB. Dark Colors calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Dark Colors at the floor and Dark Colors at the recommended tier are not the same experience.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dark Colors?
Dark Colors leans on the processor more than the graphics card, its minimum CPU, a Intel® Core™ I5 6600k, is what most builds trip over. A strong multi-core CPU paired with a mid-range card is the right shape here, the minimum GPU is a NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 570, not a top-end GPU.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.56x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.25x |
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 well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Dark Colors'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 Dark Colors?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dark Colors?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ I5 6600k; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 570; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Dark Colors need?
Dark Colors needs about 12 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dark Colors?
The RTX 3060 runs Dark Colors comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dark Colors?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dark Colors is the GPU.