Disco Elysium will now run on very low-spec machines

When I tried to boot Disco Elysium on my ye olde Dell XPS 13 9360, I didn't have any luck. It's the kind of RPG that is well-suited to playing on a laptop, but preferably not an over size gaming laptop. Developers ZA/UM seem to get this, because they've just patched the game so that it will run on basically anything.

And by basically anything, I'm not exaggerating. If you've got a low-spec work laptop that's just itching for some R & R, it can probably run Disco Elysium.

OS: Windows 7/8/10
Processor: Intel i5-7500 or AMD 1500 equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Integrated Intel HD620 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11

If this still leaves you unable to run the game, there's still hope. "We're going to try to keep optimizing so low that we break through the crust on the other side of the planet," the ZA/UM's update reads. "Show us your scrapheap calculators and rusty adding machines and we'll give it a go. Disco Elysium for all!"

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.