Can I Run Narcosis?
Narcosis is an adventure indie game from Honor Code, Inc., released in 2017. Honor Code, Inc. both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Its Metacritic score stands at 72. Over 1 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It carries 10 achievements. It is localised into 13 languages according to the store listing. At 9 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 560 or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 (64 bits) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5/7 second generation or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 (64 bits) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a horror setting. Play is structured around environments built to be read rather than fought through. It is played from a first person view. The publisher supplies 12 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Narcosis is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Narcosis. Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Narcosis within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. System memory expectations are modest at 8 GB. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Narcosis takes about 8 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Narcosis?
Narcosis targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GTX 560 or better and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 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 | 2.58x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.45x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.64x |
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 Narcosis'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 Narcosis?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Narcosis?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5 or better; GPU: Nvidia GTX 560 or better; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 (64 bits).
How much storage does Narcosis need?
Narcosis needs about 8 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Narcosis?
The RTX 3060 runs Narcosis comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Narcosis?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Narcosis is the GPU.