Darkest Dungeon — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2016 · Strategy, Indie, RPG · Red Hook Studios · ESRB Teen · Metacritic 84
Optimize Darkest Dungeon for your hardware
Pick your GPU, CPU, resolution and target refresh rate, then generate a printable settings card with per-preset expectations and upscaler guidance.
Optimize Darkest Dungeon for your PC
This is a planning estimate derived from the game's demand tier, not a benchmark.
My Darkest Dungeon Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 5/9.
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | OS: Windows XP | OS: Windows 7+ |
| Memory | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Memory: 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant | Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant |
| Storage | Storage: 2 GB available space | Storage: 2 GB available space |
| DirectX | Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended | Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended |
About Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike RPG developed by Red Hook Studios.
The works of Howard Lovecraft served as the main inspiration for the game which addresses the themes of fear and psychological trauma.
The story begins when the player learns that they inherited a manor from a distant relative who died excavating the catacombs under the manor and accidentally released a number of monsters.
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Tune settings →Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the Darkest Dungeon optimization card is computed
Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). Your GPU and CPU selections map to comparable-class scores. The generator compares your hardware score against the game's demand to pick a starting preset, estimate an FPS band at 1080p/1440p/4K, and recommend an upscaler (DLSS / FSR 3) and ray-tracing posture. The output is a planning guide — always verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available.