Prepare to get scared to the abyss with the upcoming Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss as developer Big Bad Wolf has released the official system requirements of the first person horror title that’s powered by the industry leading Unreal Engine 5 which will make sure to take you into the uncanny valley in more ways than one. But despite being rendered in Unreal 5, the requirements of Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is actually fairly mild and reasonable, if you’re not planning to run it with everything set to the max, of course.
Check out the official system requirements below:
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss PC Requirements
Minimum:
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 – 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Additional Notes: HDD Supported, SSD Recommended. The above specifications were tested with performance upscaling enabled.
Recommended:
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT, 12 GB or Intel Arc B580, 12 GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Additional Notes: HDD Supported, SSD Recommended. The above specifications were tested with performance upscaling enabled.
The recent story trailer also gives off some Doom 3-esque vibes with the Lovecraftian flavor that you may or may not expect, overall if you’re a fan of gripping, bone-chilling horror games, the upcoming Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is sure to fill you up in more ways than one.
Here’s the story trailer which sort of sets up the tone of the game and does it exceptionally well:
