Can I Run Forever Winter?
Fun Dog Studios released Forever Winter in 2024. It is an action game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Steam lists support for 11 languages. With more than 20 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (VRAM 8 GB) / Radeon RX 5700XT (8GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-12700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti (VRAM 12 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT (VRAM 16 GB) |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a world after its collapse. Play is structured around combat arenas. 7 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a third person view.
Why Forever Winter is demanding
The graphics demand in Forever Winter is at the top end. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti (VRAM outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears Forever Winter comfortably will clear most other things. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Forever Winter scales hard with the hardware you give it. Disk footprint is light, near 60 GB on an SSD. At 32 GB, the RAM requirement is the one most likely to catch an otherwise capable PC out. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. DirectX 12 is named, so Forever Winter expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Forever Winter?
Forever Winter is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080Ti (VRAM 12 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT (VRAM 16 GB)-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (VRAM 8 GB) / Radeon RX 5700XT (8GB) the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.35x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.15x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Forever Winter'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
Can my PC run Forever Winter?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Forever Winter?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i7-9700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super (VRAM 8 GB) / Radeon RX 5700XT (8GB); 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64bit.
How much storage does Forever Winter need?
Forever Winter needs about 60 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Forever Winter?
The RTX 3060 can run Forever Winter: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Forever Winter?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Forever Winter is the RAM.