Can I Run Outlast 2?
Outlast 2 is an action adventure game from Red Barrels, released in 2017. Red Barrels both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Critics scored it 75 on Metacritic. It is localised into 10 languages according to the store listing. Its Steam review count passes 53 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. The game ships for Windows alone. It carries 24 achievements. Being 9 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-530 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870 |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 64-bits |
| DirectX | 10 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1.5GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 / ATI Radeon HD 7850 |
| VRAM | 5 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 30 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 64-bits |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a horror setting, moving through hostile territory. It is played from a first person view. There are 20 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Outlast 2 is demanding
A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Outlast 2 needs only 8 GB of RAM. Outlast 2 needs only 5 GB of video memory. Disk footprint is light, near 30 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Outlast 2?
Outlast 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: 1GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 1.5GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 / ATI Radeon HD 7850 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Can my PC run Outlast 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Outlast 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-530; GPU: 1GB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 64-bits.
How much storage does Outlast 2 need?
Outlast 2 needs about 30 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Outlast 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Outlast 2 is the CPU.