Down the shaft
Down the shaft has an FPSHQ demand score of 69/100: a demanding game — RTX 4060 / RX 7600 or better for high settings at 1080p–1440p. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Down the shaft is a game by MissCasandra_DEV. Steam release date: July 24, 2024. Minimum graphics card per Steam: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Down the Shaft is a first person horror game where you take on the duty to keep an Elder God forever contain within the cave. In order to do that, you must keep the machines that maim them active. But beware, their minions are on the loose and they won't let you do your job so easy.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- MissCasandra_DEV
- Publisher
- MissCasandra_DEV
- Release date
- July 24, 2024
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/3001760
Down the shaft system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 8, 10, 11 | Windows 8, 10, 11 |
| Processor | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400K | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 11 |
| Storage | 6 GB | 6 GB |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Down the shaft and does it need an SSD
Down the shaft needs 6 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 8, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Down the shaft 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 8, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Down the shaft 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 | 175–295 | 135–225 | 76–130 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 155–265 | 110–190 | 62–105 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 140–240 | 100–170 | 54–90 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 130–220 | 91–150 | 48–80 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 120–210 | 86–145 | 45–77 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 125–210 | 86–145 | 45–77 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 115–200 | 81–135 | 43–73 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 115–195 | 79–135 | 41–70 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 100–180 | 71–120 | 37–63 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 110–190 | 75–125 | 39–67 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 100–170 | 68–115 | 35–61 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 98–170 | 66–115 | 35–59 |
* 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 Down the shaft
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈51 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈51 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈51 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3060 ≈62 FPS
- Radeon RX 5700 XT ≈62 FPS
- Intel Arc A580 ≈62 FPS
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Can my PC run Down the shaft?
Down the shaft (2024): FPSHQ load index 69 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 58–94 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 54–90 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 2 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 8, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 69 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 68 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 74 FPS model estimate
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