Can I Run Descenders?
RageSquid released Descenders in 2019. It is an action racing game, published by No More Robots. The game supports a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Critics scored it 78 on Metacritic. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It is localised into 17 languages according to the store listing. Being 7 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Over 19 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. It carries 42 achievements.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher* |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 17 GB |
| OS | Windows 7, 8 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | High-range Intel Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent or higher |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 17 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Play is built around circuits and tracks. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Descenders is demanding
Descenders is undemanding on the graphics side. Its Nvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear Descenders. Descenders needs only 8 GB of RAM. The install is small at roughly 17 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Descenders?
Descenders targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher* and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent or higher for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 3.95x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.22x |
| 4K | Borderline | 0.99x |
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 Descenders'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Descenders?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5; GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher*; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7, 8.
How much storage does Descenders need?
Descenders needs about 17 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Descenders?
The RTX 3060 runs Descenders comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Descenders?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Descenders is the GPU.