Can I Run Short Stories Paranoia?
James is a lonely person who mostly keeps to himself.He is working as a security guard every night for the past couple of years.One night at work, he hears something and goes to see what it is.It is t...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5 7500 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | GTX 1060 3GB / RX 570 4GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
Recommended requirements
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Can you run Short Stories Paranoia?
Older hardware holds up here: Short Stories Paranoia runs on modest graphics, with GTX 1060 3GB / RX 570 4GB enough to meet the minimum. Add a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.07x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.17x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.52x |
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 well |
| 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 Short Stories Paranoia'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 Short Stories Paranoia?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Short Stories Paranoia?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5 7500 or equivalent; GPU: GTX 1060 3GB / RX 570 4GB; OS: Windows 10.
Can an RTX 3060 run Short Stories Paranoia?
The RTX 3060 runs Short Stories Paranoia comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Short Stories Paranoia?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Short Stories Paranoia is the GPU.