Hillthorn launches today on PC, Mac and Linux: requirements and which GPUs run it

Hillthorn, the investigation game from Raw Fury, developed by Fool Moon and Finnegan Motors, launches today, November 10, on Steam. It arrives the same day on Windows, macOS and SteamOS + Linux, and on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android too. It is a dark mystery: you search for a missing person on a mountain, the clock ticks with every action, and the whole story is told through cards without a single line of dialogue. The good news for your PC is how little it asks for: 4 GB of RAM and a GTX 950 or RX 570.

Hillthorn PC requirements

These are the Windows requirements from the Steam store page:

The minimum and recommended tiers are identical except for storage. The game also asks for DirectX 10 and a 64-bit processor and operating system.

On Mac and Linux

On macOS it asks for Monterey 12 or newer, an Apple M1 or Intel Core M and 4 GB of RAM. It needs 1 GB of storage for the minimum and 2 GB for the recommended. On Linux, the processor, RAM and storage match Windows. The OS field is a joke: the minimum says “oh boy” and the recommended says “Your Favorite”. Neither listing names a GPU. If you play on those platforms, see what else runs on Mac and on Linux.

Which GPUs run it

Every card on our list clears both the minimum and the recommended. Both tiers ask for the same GPU, so grades are measured against the recommended, and most cards have plenty of headroom. The GTX 1650, the GTX 1060 6GB and the RX 580 grade A (Smooth). From the RTX 3050 up, everything grades S (Overkill). If your machine is older or more modest, our list of low-end PC games has more picks like this one.

If you want to try it first, the demo is still on Steam. An October hotfix added an option to turn off chromatic aberration in the settings.

What about Steam Deck?

Valve has not rated Hillthorn for Steam Deck yet. Our spec-based estimate, which is not a Valve rating, is a C, measured against the recommended requirement. You can follow the details on Hillthorn’s Steam Deck page.

Can your PC run Hillthorn?

Here is how your hardware grades against Hillthorn’s requirements:

Game	Rec. GPU score	Rec. RAM	Min. RAM	Your PC
Hillthorn	5,250	4 GB	4 GB	?

The full game page shows the grade for your GPU and RAM.

Sources: Hillthorn on Steam, Steam: Aesthetica Short Film Festival & Games Lab, Steam: The Mechanics of Hillthorn, Steam: Demo Hotfix