Can I Run Episode 1?
Episode 1 is an action adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, released in 2015. Square Enix published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Over 124 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. It is free to play at the base tier. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era. Steam lists support for 6 languages. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Completionists have 60 achievements to work through. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Dual Core 3.0GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI HD 4890) |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 14 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 9.0 |
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Setting and environment
Episode 1 places its action in a mystery to unpick, and the player works through environments built to be read rather than fought through. 26 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a third person view.
Why Episode 1 is demanding
It targets DirectX 9.0, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. The install is small at roughly 14 GB. Episode 1 needs only 2 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Episode 1?
Episode 1 targets a mainstream modern PC: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards) and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to ATI or NVidia card w/ 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or ATI HD 4890) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Episode 1?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Episode 1?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent; GPU: ATI or NVidia card w/ 512 MB RAM (not recommended for Intel HD Graphics cards); 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does Episode 1 need?
Episode 1 needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Episode 1?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Episode 1 is the CPU.