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Hearth and Hamlet System Requirements

Official Hearth and Hamlet minimum and recommended PC requirements for Windows, SteamOS, and Linux, including RAM, GPU, CPU, and storage.

Windows requirements

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10, 64-bitWindows 11, 64-bit
CPUIntel Core i3 at 3.2 GHz or AMD equivalentIntel Core i5-2400 at 3.1 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 650 2 GB or Radeon HD 7770 2 GBGTX 750 Ti 2 GB or Radeon R7 260X 2 GB
DirectXVersion 11Version 11
Storage1 GB available space1 GB available space
SoundDirectX-compatibleDirectX-compatible

These are modest requirements by current PC standards, but the 8 GB memory value matters. An older Demo store field briefly displayed 8 MB, and some search-result caches repeated it. That figure is an obvious metadata error. The full-game Steam API and opened store page list 8 GB for both tiers.

SteamOS and Linux requirements

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSUbuntu 20.04+ or SteamOSUbuntu 20.04+ or SteamOS
CPUIntel Core i3 at 3.2 GHz or AMD equivalentIntel Core i5-2400 at 3.1 GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 650 2 GB or Radeon HD 7770 2 GBGTX 750 Ti 2 GB or Radeon R7 260X 2 GB
Storage1 GB1 GB

Download size and performance expectations

The formal storage requirement is 1 GB. The Demo has been roughly 569 MiB to download and about 677 MiB installed, but the release build can differ. Keep more than the minimum free so Steam can unpack updates.

The pixel-art presentation does not remove all performance variables. Large settlements, high UI scale, resolution, graphics drivers, and the selected Vulkan or compatibility renderer can affect stability. If the Demo freezes or opens to a black screen, use the troubleshooting checklist rather than assuming the machine is below spec.

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