Broken Blue
Broken Blue has an FPSHQ demand score of 59/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Broken Blue is a game by BacklotRealities. Steam release date: December 9, 2016. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Broken Blue is a Puzzle Solving VR Game that utilizes an innovative interface to allow the player to traverse and explore the game’s content. Blue is supposed to be the guardian of a mountain machine and the protector of the monkey monks who dwell there.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- BacklotRealities
- Publisher
- Cacti Council, BacklotRealities
- Release date
- December 9, 2016
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/559920
Broken Blue system requirements
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater |
| DirectX | версии 11 |
| Storage | 800 MB |
| Поддержка VR | SteamVR |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Broken Blue and does it need an SSD
Broken Blue needs 800 MB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Nov 10, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Broken Blue do not state a drive type — an SSD is not officially required; it only speeds up loading.
Source: official system requirements (the game’s Steam page), captured Nov 10, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
Tip: keep extra space beyond the listed size — updates are downloaded first and installed afterwards.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Broken Blue on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 195–335 | 160–265 | 93–155 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 180–305 | 135–230 | 75–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 165–285 | 120–205 | 65–110 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 155–260 | 110–185 | 58–98 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 145–250 | 105–175 | 55–93 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 150–250 | 105–175 | 55–93 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 140–240 | 100–165 | 52–88 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 135–235 | 97–160 | 50–86 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 125–215 | 86–145 | 45–77 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 130–225 | 93–155 | 48–82 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 120–205 | 84–140 | 43–73 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 115–200 | 82–135 | 42–72 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
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Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Broken Blue
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1650 ≈27 FPS
- Radeon RX 480 ≈27 FPS
- GeForce GTX 970 ≈27 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈60 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈60 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈60 FPS
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Can my PC run Broken Blue?
Broken Blue (2016): FPSHQ load index 59 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 71–115 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 67–110 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Nov 10, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 59 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 83 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 90 FPS model estimate
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