Tell Me Why
- Developer
- DON'T NOD
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 27 August 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
Platforms: PC, Xbox One
Genres: adventure
Tell Me Why is the latest narrative adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind the beloved franchise, Life is Strange. In this intimate mystery, twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan use their supernatural bond to unravel the mysteries of their loving but troubled childhood in beautiful small-town Alaska.
Best gaming PC for Tell Me Why in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Tell Me Why today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 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 Xbox Game 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 7 64-bit version 1903 / higher | Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 / higher |
| CPU | Intel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T) | Intel i5 4570 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (3.5 GHz) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| Storage | 25 GB | 25 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Tell Me Why?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 4570 (3.2 GHz) and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.