Deep Dark Forest
Deep Dark Forest has an FPSHQ demand score of 49/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Deep Dark Forest is a game by pixiangames. Steam release date: April 15, 2025. Minimum graphics card per Steam: nVidia® Geforce GTX 1650 Ti. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
You will have to lead the civilization, develop the economy, enhance the technology, stabilize the people and colonize new galaxies; when encountering unknown civilizations, will you hide yourself or communicate with them in a friendly way? In this "dark forest", every decision will be crucial.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- pixiangames
- Publisher
- pixiangames
- Release date
- April 15, 2025
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Mode
- multiplayer / co-op
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/1312900
Deep Dark Forest system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 (SP1+) | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz (SSE2 instruction set support) | Intel® Core i7, 2,2 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 16 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | nVidia® Geforce GTX 1650 Ti | AMD Radeon 8000 series or newer / NVidia GTX 660 or newer |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 12 |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Network | Широкополосное подключение к интернету | Широкополосное подключение к интернету |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Deep Dark Forest and does it need an SSD
Deep Dark Forest needs 1 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 15, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Deep Dark Forest 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 Oct 15, 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 Deep Dark Forest 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 | 225–380 | 190–315 | 115–195 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 210–355 | 165–275 | 95–160 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 200–335 | 150–250 | 83–140 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 185–315 | 135–230 | 74–125 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 180–305 | 130–215 | 69–120 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 180–305 | 130–220 | 70–120 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 175–295 | 125–210 | 66–115 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 170–285 | 120–200 | 64–110 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 155–265 | 105–180 | 57–97 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 165–275 | 115–195 | 61–105 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 150–255 | 105–175 | 55–93 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 145–250 | 100–170 | 53–91 |
* 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 Deep Dark Forest
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1070 ≈63 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈66 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈71 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈72 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈72 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈72 FPS
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Can my PC run Deep Dark Forest?
Deep Dark Forest (2025): FPSHQ load index 49 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 90–150 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 85–140 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 6 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: nVidia® Geforce GTX 1650 Ti; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 15, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 49 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 105 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 114 FPS model estimate
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