Can I Run Dear Mom,?
Dear Mom, is a casual indie game from Ethos Games, released in 2021. Ethos Games both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. There are 9 achievements to chase. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. It is free to play at the base tier.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5, 2.2+ GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Integrated HD |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10, 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5, 2.2+ GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10, 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
Dear Mom, structures its play around spaces built for exploration. The publisher supplies 5 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented in three dimensions. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and Dear Mom, has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs.
Why Dear Mom, is demanding
Dear Mom, is a heavy title. Its Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 target scores above the RTX 3060 we measure against, so anything meaningfully slower is making compromises rather than running Dear Mom, properly. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. The install is small at roughly 2 GB. Dear Mom, calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dear Mom,?
Dear Mom, is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080-class graphics card, with Integrated HD the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.64x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.36x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.16x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Dear Mom,'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 Dear Mom,?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dear Mom,?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5, 2.2+ GHz; GPU: Integrated HD; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10, 64-bit.
How much storage does Dear Mom, need?
Dear Mom, needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dear Mom,?
The RTX 3060 can run Dear Mom,: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Dear Mom,?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dear Mom, is the GPU.