The Well Is Not Empty
- Developer
- Unknown
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Released
- 31 December 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
Genres: adventure
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Best gaming PC for The Well Is Not Empty in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Well Is Not Empty 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 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 or equivalent | Intel Core i5-3470 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 750 / AMD Radeon R7 260 or equivalent | NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560 or equivalent |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Well Is Not Empty?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-3470 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 560, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.