Can I Run Heavy Wake?
Heavy Wake is an adventure indie game from Cold and Wet Studios, released in 2026. Cold and Wet Studios both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy. Completionists have 2 achievements to work through. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 or equivalent (2 cores) |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 4000 or better) |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 3 (4 cores) |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 2 GB VRAM (e.g. GTX 1050, RX 560 or better) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through a deck the player refines between encounters. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is in two dimensions.
Why Heavy Wake is demanding
The graphics requirement for Heavy Wake is light. Hardware around DirectX 11 compatible GPU is enough, so Heavy Wake runs on machines never bought for gaming. At 2 GB, VRAM is a non issue for Heavy Wake. Heavy Wake needs 64 bit Windows. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Heavy Wake at the floor and Heavy Wake at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Disk footprint is light, near 1 GB. Heavy Wake needs only 1 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Heavy Wake?
Heavy Wake is light on hardware. Its minimum, DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 4000 or better), 1 GB RAM, about 1 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 | 3.7x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.08x |
| 4K | Borderline | 0.92x |
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 Heavy Wake'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Heavy Wake?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 or equivalent (2 cores); GPU: DirectX 11 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM (e.g. Intel HD 4000 or better); 1 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Heavy Wake need?
Heavy Wake needs about 1 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Heavy Wake?
The RTX 3060 runs Heavy Wake comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Heavy Wake?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Heavy Wake is the GPU.