Can I Run GAUGE?
Playnova Studio released GAUGE in 2026. It is an adventure indie game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. 8 languages are covered by the store listing. There are 10 achievements to chase. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. The game ships for Windows alone.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3570 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / GTX 960 or AMD R7 370 / RX 460, 2 GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1650 / GTX 1060 or AMD RX 570 / RX 6500 XT, 4 GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
GAUGE places its action in an unsettling psychological setting, and the player works through spaces built for exploration. That openness is what costs performance. GAUGE has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why GAUGE is demanding
GAUGE is undemanding on the graphics side. Its NVIDIA GTX 1650 / GTX 1060 or AMD RX 570 / RX 6500 XT target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear GAUGE. GAUGE needs 64 bit Windows. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. GAUGE takes about 5 GB of disk space. At 4 GB, VRAM is a non issue for GAUGE. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means GAUGE scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run GAUGE?
GAUGE is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / GTX 960 or AMD R7 370 / RX 460, 2 GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, about 5 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.24x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.26x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.56x |
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 GAUGE'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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What are the minimum system requirements for GAUGE?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-3570 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / GTX 960 or AMD R7 370 / RX 460, 2 GB VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does GAUGE need?
GAUGE needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run GAUGE?
The RTX 3060 runs GAUGE comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for GAUGE?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for GAUGE is the GPU.