Can I Run Diplomacy is Not an Option?
Released in 2024, Diplomacy is Not an Option is an action adventure game built by Door 407. It offers a single player campaign. There are 60 achievements to chase. Steam lists support for 12 languages. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Its Metacritic score stands at 80. Its Steam review count passes 10 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Cloud saves are enabled.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6400 / AMD X8 FX-8300 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 10, 11 64 bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7400 / AMD Ryzen 3 2300X |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB |
| OS | Windows 10, 11 64 bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Diplomacy is Not an Option places its action in a medieval setting, and the player works through a base the player builds up. The publisher supplies 13 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented from an isometric view. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours.
Why Diplomacy is Not an Option is demanding
Diplomacy is Not an Option sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting GeForce GTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. At 32 GB, the RAM requirement is the one most likely to catch an otherwise capable PC out. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Diplomacy is Not an Option at the floor and Diplomacy is Not an Option at the recommended tier are not the same experience. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. The install is small at roughly 15 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Diplomacy is Not an Option?
Diplomacy is Not an Option is memory-hungry: it wants 16 GB of system RAM, above the 8 GB many machines still ship with. Graphically it is undemanding, GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280 clears the minimum, so more RAM, not a new GPU, is the upgrade most players need.
Bottleneck: RAM
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.26x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.71x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.31x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Diplomacy is Not an Option'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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Can my PC run Diplomacy is Not an Option?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Diplomacy is Not an Option?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 / AMD X8 FX-8300; GPU: GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10, 11 64 bit.
How much storage does Diplomacy is Not an Option need?
Diplomacy is Not an Option needs about 15 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Diplomacy is Not an Option?
The RTX 3060 runs Diplomacy is Not an Option comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Diplomacy is Not an Option?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Diplomacy is Not an Option is the RAM.