Can I Run Darwin Project?
Released in 2020, Darwin Project is an action indie game built by Scavengers Studio. The game supports competitive multiplayer. There are 14 achievements to chase. Its Steam review count passes 1 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. The base game is free to play, so trying it costs only disk space and download time. Steam lists support for 9 languages. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Metacritic places it at 74. Its 6 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Dual Core 2.4Ghz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 750, GTX 660 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Quad Core 2.4Ghz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 970, GTX 1060 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Darwin Project structures its play around a shrinking play area. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a third person view.
Why Darwin Project is demanding
Darwin Project is undemanding on the graphics side. Its GTX 970, GTX 1060 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Darwin Project. Disk footprint is light, near 6 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Darwin Project at the floor and Darwin Project at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Darwin Project needs only 8 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Darwin Project?
Darwin Project is light on hardware. Its minimum, GTX 750, GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, about 6 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 | 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 Darwin Project'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 Darwin Project?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Darwin Project?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Dual Core 2.4Ghz+; GPU: GTX 750, GTX 660; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Darwin Project need?
Darwin Project needs about 6 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Darwin Project?
The RTX 3060 runs Darwin Project comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Darwin Project?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Darwin Project is the GPU.