Can I Run Inscryption?
Daniel Mullins Games released Inscryption in 2021. It is an adventure indie game, published by Devolver Digital. The game supports a single player campaign. Completionists have 40 achievements to work through. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. Cloud saves are enabled. Steam lists support for 12 languages. Its Steam review count passes 133 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Critics scored it 85 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM) |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200) |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around a deck the player refines between encounters. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a first person view.
Why Inscryption is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Inscryption. GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Inscryption within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. The install is small at roughly 3 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Inscryption?
Inscryption targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM) and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 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 | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 Inscryption'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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Can my PC run Inscryption?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Inscryption?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100); GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM); 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7.
How much storage does Inscryption need?
Inscryption needs about 3 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Inscryption?
The RTX 3060 runs Inscryption comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Inscryption?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Inscryption is the GPU.