Can I Run Hired 2 Die?
Released in 2025, Hired 2 Die is an action indie game built by Electric Monkeys. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. There are 26 achievements to chase. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. It carries 166 Steam reviews, a small sample, so first hand performance reports are thin. Builds exist for Linux as well as Windows. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core I5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon Pro 5700 - 6GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 - 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 7600 - 8GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 - 64 bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around spaces built to be avoided rather than cleared. The publisher supplies 15 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played in three dimensions.
Why Hired 2 Die is demanding
Hired 2 Die sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 7600, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Hired 2 Die asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Hired 2 Die at the floor and Hired 2 Die at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Hired 2 Die needs 64 bit Windows. Hired 2 Die takes about 4 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Hired 2 Die?
Hired 2 Die targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon Pro 5700 - 6GB VRAM and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 7600 - 8GB VRAM 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 | Borderline | 1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.56x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.25x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Hired 2 Die'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 Hired 2 Die?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core I5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600; GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon Pro 5700 - 6GB VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11 - 64 bit.
How much storage does Hired 2 Die need?
Hired 2 Die needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Hired 2 Die?
The RTX 3060 runs Hired 2 Die comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Hired 2 Die?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Hired 2 Die is the GPU.