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Can I Run The Dark Side?

Genre: visual novel, otome, ADV, romance, fantasy, mysticAverage reading time: 5-8 hoursWhat if the world is completely different from what you are used to seeing it? What if there are a lot of secret...

Developer EyeContact GamesRelease 2020
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU1 Ghz
GPUIntel HD Graphics
RAM0.5 GB
Storage0.24 GB HDD
DirectXVersion 9.0

Recommended requirements

CPU1 Ghz
GPUBetter than Intel HD Graphics
RAM1 GB
Storage0.24 GB HDD
DirectXVersion 9.0

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Can you run The Dark Side?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the processor is the tightest fit.

The Dark Side is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD Graphics, 0.5 GB RAM, about 0.24 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.

Bottleneck: CPU

Projected by resolution

ResolutionProjectionHeadroom
1080pComfortable48.57x
1440pComfortable27.32x
4KComfortable12.14x

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run The Dark Side?

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What are the minimum system requirements for The Dark Side?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 1 Ghz; GPU: Intel HD Graphics; 0.5 GB RAM.

How much storage does The Dark Side need?

The Dark Side needs about 0.24 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for The Dark Side?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Dark Side is the CPU.