Daymare: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Best gaming PC for Daymare: 1998 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Daymare: 1998 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Destructive Creations on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | WINDOWS 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64-BIT Required) | WINDOWS 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64-BIT Required) |
| CPU | Intel®Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better | Intel®Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-9590 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x with 2 GB Video RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 3GB VRAM |
| Storage | 23 GB | 23 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Daymare: 1998?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel®Core i7-3770 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.