Can I Run Eastward?
Pixpil released Eastward in 2021. It is an action adventure game, published by Chucklefish. The game supports a single player campaign. With more than 14 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Steam lists support for 7 languages. Its Metacritic score stands at 82. It carries 30 achievements. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTS 450 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 750 Ti |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Eastward is set in a world after its collapse. 11 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played in two dimensions.
Why Eastward is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Eastward. Nvidia GTX 750 Ti scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Eastward within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. The install is small at roughly 2 GB. At 4 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Eastward?
Eastward targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GTS 450 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 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 | 5.31x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.99x |
| 4K | Runs well | 1.33x |
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 Eastward'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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DOOM EternalFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Eastward?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Eastward?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5; GPU: Nvidia GTS 450; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/8/10.
How much storage does Eastward need?
Eastward needs about 2 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Eastward?
The RTX 3060 runs Eastward comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Eastward?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Eastward is the GPU.