Can I Run The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
Daedalic Entertainment released The Lord of the Rings: Gollum in 2023. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. With only 821 reviews on Steam, there is little community data on how it behaves across hardware. Completionists have 37 achievements to work through. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. The game ships for Windows alone. Steam lists support for 13 languages. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1060, 6GB / AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 8GB (with DLSS Quality Setting) / AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 45 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around self contained puzzle rooms. The publisher supplies 5 storefront screenshots of these environments. It is played in three dimensions.
Why The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is demanding
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a heavy title. Its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 target scores above the RTX 3060 we measure against, so anything meaningfully slower is making compromises rather than running The Lord of the Rings: Gollum properly. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum takes about 45 GB of disk space. DirectX 12 is named, so The Lord of the Rings: Gollum expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so The Lord of the Rings: Gollum at the floor and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum at the recommended tier are not the same experience.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 8GB (with DLSS Quality Setting) / AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12GB-class graphics card, with Nvidia GTX 1060, 6GB / AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4GB the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.77x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.43x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.19x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against The Lord of the Rings: Gollum'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 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X; GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060, 6GB / AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4GB; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11.
How much storage does The Lord of the Rings: Gollum need?
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum needs about 45 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
The RTX 3060 runs The Lord of the Rings: Gollum well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is the GPU.