System Requirements for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

PC Minimum Requirements (Official — July 2026)

ACE Team and Nacon published final PC specifications on the Steam store page and Nacon official site at launch. Minimum targets 1080p gameplay with stable networking for four-player online co-op. Sixteen gigabytes of RAM is required at minimum—not eight as earlier wiki estimates suggested from demo observations.

Official minimum: Windows 10 or 11 64-bit; Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X; sixteen GB RAM; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB, or Intel Arc A770 16 GB; DirectX 12; twenty-three GB available storage; broadband internet for online co-op. SSD strongly recommended for load times between Tempestad hub and jungle instances.

Supported UI languages at launch include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Korean per Nacon storefront metadata. Age ratings: PEGI 18+ and ESRB M (Blood and Gore, Violence).

• OS — Windows 10/11 64-bit
• CPU — Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• RAM — 16 GB
• GPU — GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB / RX 5600 XT 6 GB / Intel Arc A770 16 GB
• DirectX — Version 12
• Storage — 23 GB available space (SSD recommended)
• Network — Broadband for 4-player online co-op

PC Recommended Requirements (Official — July 2026)

Recommended specs target higher settings with headroom for sanity post-processing, dense jungle foliage, and fort interior firefights. Official recommended: Intel Core i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 5 5500; sixteen GB RAM; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB; DirectX 12; twenty-three GB SSD storage.

PC players with GeForce RTX GPUs gain day-one DLSS 4.5 support including Super Resolution with the second-generation transformer model and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation on RTX 50 Series cards per Nacon and NVIDIA announcements. See PC Graphics & DLSS 4.5 for tuning guidance. Pair with adjustable FOV 75–125 and mouse precision from PC Controls.

Cross-play with consoles assumes PC hosts or peers meet networking stability; system requirements do not replace good router configuration for NAT issues common in peer-hosted co-op horror. Xbox Series S owners report frame-rate struggles in early reviews—see Launch Reviews before purchasing on weaker hardware.

• CPU — Intel Core i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 5 5500
• RAM — 16 GB
• GPU — RTX 3070 8 GB / RX 6750 XT 12 GB
• DirectX — Version 12
• Storage — 23 GB SSD
• Display — 1080p60 baseline; 1440p with recommended GPU tier

Console Performance Notes

PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions expect performance and quality modes similar to other co-op horror mid-budget releases—likely 4K thirty or 1080p sixty tradeoffs on Series S and PS5 base. Without official specs, prioritize performance mode for melee timing and sanity telegraph readability per Gamepad Controls guidance.

Spatial voice chat uses platform headset APIs; no special hardware beyond standard PS5/Xbox wireless headsets required. DualSense haptics enhance sanity cues if not disabled.

Console storage: allocate fifty GB safe margin for launch patches and potential DLC. External drives supported per platform policies but internal SSD preferred for load speed between Tempestad hub and jungle instances.

Hardware Headroom for Co-op Horror

System requirements for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu on PC will be finalized by ACE Team and Nacon before July 15, 2026 retail unlock—values here reflect preview storefront placeholders and Steam Next Fest June 2026 demo observations labeled demo-sourced until official spec sheets publish. Four-player co-op jungle foliage, lamp particles, sanity distortion effects, and spatial voice processing demand stable frame rates more than maximum preset eye candy. Extraction calls tied to sanity budgets prevent squads from chasing phantom longboats during final contract minutes in preview sessions.

Minimum specs likely target 1080p at reduced settings on modest GPUs; recommended specs aim for 1440p or high-refresh 1080p with consistent frames during fort interior firefights. Console players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S should prefer performance modes if quality modes drop below smooth co-op response times for musket ADS and crossbow leading. Storage estimates follow typical Nacon PC releases—verify install size on Steam at pre-load. Steam Next Fest June 2026 demo content is labeled preview-sourced throughout this wiki until July 15, 2026 retail verification replaces uncertain values.

Cross-play PC players in mixed squads should test microphone latency and push-to-talk bindings from PC Controls alongside graphics tuning from Best Settings. SSD storage improves load times between Tempestad prep and jungle insertion; HDD may work at minimum tier with longer waits unconfirmed until launch. Handcrafted zone design with variable patrols is emphasized over procedural generation in ACE Team and Nacon marketing materials. Musket authority should approve every firearm discharge to prevent duplicate loud shots that attract jungle predators and humanoid patrols.

Revisit this page after official requirements post to retail storefronts—update GPU tiers, RAM floors, and DirectX or Vulkan notes when confirmed. Until then, prioritize stable frames and readable sanity UI over ultra foliage that obscures real Jungle Creatures versus hallucinations at distance. Crossbow scouts announce bolt release so teammates reconcile muzzle direction with per-player sanity hallucination reports. Reviving salt carriers need mid-formation line of sight to bodies—corruption spawns behave like hostile entities in demo combat footage. Twenty-minute mission targets encourage partial extraction success rather than wiping while chasing optional chests past madness thresholds.