Can I Run Little Nightmares III?
Supermassive Games released Little Nightmares III in 2025. It is an adventure game, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Cloud saves are enabled. It carries 44 achievements. With more than 9 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. 16 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080, 8 GB or AMD RX 6800 |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| OS | Windows 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a horror setting, moving through self contained puzzle rooms. The publisher supplies 15 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Little Nightmares III is demanding
Demand in Little Nightmares III is ordinary. The publisher has Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Little Nightmares III. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Little Nightmares III at the floor and Little Nightmares III at the recommended tier are not the same experience. It wants 8 GB of video memory, which rules out the 6 GB cards that are otherwise quick enough. System memory expectations are modest at 12 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Little Nightmares III?
Older hardware holds up here: Little Nightmares III runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.9x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.51x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.23x |
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 | Below minimum |
| 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 well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Little Nightmares III'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 Little Nightmares III?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Little Nightmares III?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 11.
Can an RTX 3060 run Little Nightmares III?
The RTX 3060 runs Little Nightmares III comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Little Nightmares III?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Little Nightmares III is the GPU.