DREADMOOR PC requirements: which GPUs run it in Early Access

DREADMOOR, Dream Dock’s first-person fishing adventure, launched in Early Access on Steam on November 9 and is already among the store’s top sellers. It costs $19.99, with a 10% launch discount that brings it to $17.99, and it arrives with momentum: the studio says it passed 750,000 wishlists. For modest PCs the news is good: it needs 7 GB of space and a GTX 1060 at minimum. For a comfortable run, though, the bar rises to an RTX 4060.

DREADMOOR PC requirements

It is Windows only: there is no Mac or Linux version. These are the requirements from the Steam page:

Both tiers require DirectX 12. The gap between minimum and recommended is big on the CPU and on RAM, which goes from 8 to 16 GB.

Which GPUs run it

canirun grades are measured against the recommended requirement, with 16 GB of RAM:

• RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 Ti: they meet the recommended and grade B.
• RTX 3060: clears the minimum comfortably and grades C, just short of the recommended.
• GTX 1060 6GB: clears the minimum, but grades F against the recommended. It will launch, though it will struggle.
• GTX 1650: falls below the minimum.

Watch out for two AMD cards the studio lists. The RX 580 appears in the official minimum, but in our benchmark it scores a little below the GTX 1060 6GB, so canirun gives it an F and does not count it as clearing the minimum. The RX 7600 is a similar story on the recommended side: it clears the minimum easily, but grades C, below the RTX 4060.

What Early Access includes

According to Dream Dock, this version has the complete core gameplay loop and one major region to explore: fish, scavenge, and upgrade your trawler and gear. The first update arrived on launch day, adding native DualSense controller support, DualShock 4 support through Steam Input, three new fish models and fixes for progression-blocking issues. There is also an optional $4.99 Supporter Pack.

What about the Steam Deck?

Valve has not verified it yet. Our spec-based estimate gives the Deck an F, below the minimum. That is an estimate from the specs, not a real test: the DREADMOOR Steam Deck page updates once Valve rates it.

Can your PC run DREADMOOR?

Here is how your PC grades against DREADMOOR, ARK: Survival Ascended and The Last Caretaker:

Game	Rec. GPU score	Rec. RAM	Min. RAM	Your PC
DREADMOOR	19,550	16 GB	8 GB	?
ARK: Survival Ascended	22,650	32 GB	16 GB	?
The Last Caretaker	16,200	32 GB	16 GB	?

If you fall short, the full DREADMOOR page shows your grade and which upgrade helps most.

Sources: DREADMOOR on Steam, Early Access launch, Early Access Update #1, Pricing and Supporter Pack, Early Access announcement