Can I Run Windblown?
Motion Twin released Windblown in 2024. It is an action indie game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Over 8 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. The game ships for Windows alone. Steam lists support for 11 languages. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Cloud saves are enabled. There are 25 achievements to chase.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6th gen / AMD FX 8XXX |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 570 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer, Windows 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8th gen / Ryzen 7 1st gen |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD RX 590 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Windblown places its action in a bleak fantasy world, and the player works through runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. It is played from a top down view. Generating a fresh layout every run is processor work, so a weak CPU shows up as a pause between areas.
Why Windblown is demanding
The ask Windblown makes is moderate. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD RX 590 lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. The install is small at roughly 4 GB. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Windblown. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Windblown 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 Windblown?
Older hardware holds up here: Windblown runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 570 enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.73x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.98x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
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 well |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| 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 Windblown'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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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Windblown?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Windblown?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5 6th gen / AMD FX 8XXX; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 570; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (build 19043) or newer, Windows 11.
How much storage does Windblown need?
Windblown needs about 4 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Windblown?
The RTX 3060 runs Windblown comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Windblown?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Windblown is the GPU.