Candle, your path is full of puzzles. Can you handle it? Hurry, your time is already melting away.
Best gaming PC for Melted Time in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Melted Time 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 Unknown 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 10 64bit | Windows 10 64bit |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2400G / Core i5-9400F | Ryzen 5 3600X / Core i7-7700KTBD |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 480 | GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 6600XTTBD |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Melted Time?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Ryzen 5 3600X / Core i7-7700KTBD and your GPU is at or above GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 6600XTTBD, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.