Can I run The Witness?
The Witness (2016) is an adventure and indie game and a very light game for a PC. It even runs on integrated graphics, so most laptops and office PCs can play it.
Check your PC
Choose the graphics card, processor and memory closest to yours. Not sure? On Windows press Win + R, type dxdiag and look at "Processor", "Memory" and the Display tab.
The Witness system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 1.8GHz | 2.4GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Intel HD 4000 series | GeForce 780 |
| Storage | 5 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
Source: the official The Witness Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs The Witness?
To play it you need at least integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 class processor and 4 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce GTX 750 Ti or faster, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 class processor and 8 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated)
- GeForce GT 1030
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- GeForce GTX 960
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 95%, high settings.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
Upgrade picks for The Witness
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