Can I Run The Sinking City?
Frogwares released The Sinking City in 2026. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Steam lists support for 15 languages. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. It is a recent release, so its requirements reflect current hardware rather than a previous generation.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 11 x64 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Core i5-14600K | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT, 12GB VRAM |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 11 x64 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The Sinking City places its action in a Lovecraftian setting, and the player works through combat arenas. It is played from a third person view. There are 13 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why The Sinking City is demanding
The graphics demand in The Sinking City is at the top end. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears The Sinking City comfortably will clear most other things. The install is small at roughly 70 GB. The Sinking City wants 12 GB of video memory, which is the number that will exclude otherwise capable cards. System memory is unusually high at 32 GB, so a 16 GB machine needs an upgrade even with a strong graphics card. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying The Sinking City. The Sinking City calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means The Sinking City scales hard with the hardware you give it.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run The Sinking City?
The Sinking City is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | AMD RX7900XT, 12GB VRAM-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.
Large install. The Sinking City needs about 70 GB of HDD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.54x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.3x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.13x |
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 | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Playable |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Below minimum |
Each card is compared against The Sinking City'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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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for The Sinking City?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | AMD RX 5700, 8GB VRAM; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 11 x64.
How much storage does The Sinking City need?
The Sinking City needs about 70 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run The Sinking City?
The RTX 3060 can run The Sinking City: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for The Sinking City?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for The Sinking City is the RAM.