PC requirements

Caves of Qud System Requirements

Caves of Qud needs at least 1GHz or faster. SSE2 instruction set support., 4 GB RAM and Graphics card: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Caves of Qud minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Windows 10 21H1, Windows 11 21H2
Processor 1GHz or faster. SSE2 instruction set support.
Memory 4 GB RAM
Graphics Graphics card: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable
Storage 2 GB available space
Not sure how your PC compares? Use the Can I Run It checker — pick your CPU and GPU and it tells you which column you land in.
Playing on a handheld instead? Players report Caves of Qud as Platinum on Steam Deck and Linux.

Other platforms

Caves of Qud is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Caves of Qud on PC

Can my PC run Caves of Qud?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Caves of Qud need?
2 GB available space