Can I Run Stranded Deep?
Released in 2022, Stranded Deep is an adventure indie game built by Beam Team Games. Publishing duties went to Beam Team Publishing. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting. There are 37 achievements to chase. Over 43 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. It is localised into 6 languages according to the store listing. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | X64 Quad Core CPU 2.0GHz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | 2GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | X64 Quad Core CPU 3.0GHz+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | 4GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Stranded Deep places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through hostile territory. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a first person view.
Why Stranded Deep is demanding
The install is small at roughly 4 GB. Stranded Deep needs only 8 GB of RAM. Stranded Deep needs only 4 GB of video memory. Stranded Deep needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Stranded Deep?
Stranded Deep targets a mainstream modern PC: 2GB VRAM and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 4GB VRAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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What are the minimum system requirements for Stranded Deep?
The minimum requirements are CPU: X64 Quad Core CPU 2.0GHz+; GPU: 2GB VRAM; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7.
How much storage does Stranded Deep need?
Stranded Deep needs about 4 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Stranded Deep?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Stranded Deep is the CPU.