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Can I Run Dear Esther?

'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.'Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in...

Developer The Chinese RoomPublisher Secret ModeRelease 2017Genre Adventure, Casual, Indie
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPUIntel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent
GPUNVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB)
RAM2 GB
Storage2 GB HDD

Recommended requirements

CPUIntel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2 * 2660), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB)
RAM4 GB
Storage2 GB HDD

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Can you run Dear Esther?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), system RAM is the tightest fit.

Dear Esther targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB) and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: RAM

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Dear Esther?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Dear Esther?

The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB); 2 GB RAM.

How much storage does Dear Esther need?

Dear Esther needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Dear Esther?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dear Esther is the RAM.