The Pines
- Developer
- Unknown
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Released
- 31 December 2027
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg
A psychological horror RPG where every choice has consequences. After a failed case, former detective Edward Walker arrives at The Pines, a secluded retreat with therapists on site and the promise of peace. But beneath its carefully constructed calm, something is deeply wrong.
Best gaming PC for The Pines in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Pines 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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 or Intel® Arc™ A750 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB | 60 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Pines?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.