Can I Run Death Note?
Released in 2024, Death Note is a casual strategy game built by Grounding Inc.. Publishing duties went to Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.. It offers competitive multiplayer. Completionists have 40 achievements to work through. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Steam lists support for 8 languages. Its Steam review count passes 2 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Cloud saves are enabled. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon R9 280X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 380X / Intel Arc A750 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 / Windows 11 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
Scores are deterministic, computed by fixed rules and benchmark tables, not written by an AI. How we score. Maintained by Farhad Ali. Spotted a wrong specification? Tell us.
Setting and environment
The game is set in an anime styled world. Play is structured around dense spaces with several routes through each problem. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played from a top down view.
Why Death Note is demanding
Death Note is undemanding on the graphics side. Its Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 380X / Intel Arc A750 target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Death Note. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. Disk footprint is light, near 3 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Death Note at the floor and Death Note at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Death Note.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Death Note?
Death Note is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon R9 280X, 8 GB RAM, about 3 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 | 2.83x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.59x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.71x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Death Note'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.
Similar games you can run
See everything your PC can run →
Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Death Note?
Upload your DxDiag file to Idxdiag's free checker and get a component by component compatibility verdict for Death Note in seconds. No install required.
What are the minimum system requirements for Death Note?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon R9 280X; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Death Note need?
Death Note needs about 3 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Death Note?
The RTX 3060 runs Death Note comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Death Note?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Death Note is the GPU.