SCP: Secret Laboratory
- Developer
- Northwood Studios
- Publisher
- Northwood Studios
- Released
- 28 December 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , strategy , indie
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
Best gaming PC for SCP: Secret Laboratory in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for SCP: Secret Laboratory 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 Northwood Studios 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 21H1+ / 11 / x64 | Windows 10 21H1+ / 11 / x64 |
| CPU | Intel I5 6600 or equivalent, 4 threads, x86-64-v2 or higher | Intel I7 6700 or equivalent, 8 threads, x86-64-v2 or higher |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent, 4GB VRAM, Intel Integrated Graphics not supported | NVIDIA RTX 3060 or equivalent, 8GB VRAM, Intel Integrated Graphics not supported |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run SCP: Secret Laboratory?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel I7 6700 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 3060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.