PC requirements

Nightwater System Requirements

Nightwater needs at least i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM graphics. For the recommended experience you want Ryzen 5 5600X or i5-12400 or equivalent performance, 6 physical cores minimum, 12 GB RAM and Nvidia RTX 2070 or RX 5700, or equivalent performance & VRAM graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Nightwater minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows 10 or later (64-Bit) Windows 11 or later (64-Bit)
Processor i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core Ryzen 5 5600X or i5-12400 or equivalent performance, 6 physical cores minimum
Memory 8 GB RAM 12 GB RAM
Graphics Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM Nvidia RTX 2070 or RX 5700, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage 10 GB available space 10 GB available space
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Other platforms

Nightwater is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Nightwater on PC

Can my PC run Nightwater?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Nightwater need?
10 GB available space
What is the difference between minimum and recommended specs?
Minimum means the game starts and is playable, usually at 30fps on low settings at 1080p. Recommended is the developer's target for a smooth 60fps experience at high settings.