Shift At Midnight PC requirements, FPS and best settings

Can your PC run Shift At Midnight? The short answer

Difficulty profile: how hard is Shift At Midnight to run?

How this game ranks among 937 modelled titles, and how that plays out for entry, mid-range and high-end cards.

With a demand score of 23, Shift At Midnight asks more of a GPU than 68% of the 937 games in our list. We call that moderately demanding.

Behind the number is the publisher recommended card, GTX 1660 Ti (6GB) or Equivalent, converted to an equivalent 1080p High workload. That makes the score comparable between games, though not exact for any single one.

What it means by card class

• The RTX 5080, standing in for a high-end card, gives roughly 231 FPS at 1080p and 231 FPS at 1440p, with 143 FPS at 4K. Reaches 143 FPS at 4K on High, so native 4K is realistic.
• Take an entry card, the RTX 5060: about 164 FPS at 1080p, 106 FPS at 1440p and 61 FPS at 4K on High. Holds roughly 61 FPS at 4K, so resolution is not the limit.
• The RTX 5090, standing in for an enthusiast card, gives roughly 231 FPS at 1080p and 231 FPS at 1440p, with 226 FPS at 4K. Reaches 226 FPS at 4K on High, so native 4K is realistic.
• For a mid-range card we use the RTX 5070. It returns about 231 / 182 / 104 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Native 4K works here at close to 104 FPS, with no DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling needed.

On the CPU side, Shift At Midnight scores 35, ahead of 87% of the 937 modelled games.

Shift At Midnight PC requirements: minimum and recommended

Official minimum and recommended specs for Shift At Midnight, translated into frame rates.

Taken from the Steam store page; developers can revise these with updates.

How the published specs translate to frame rates

At the bottom end, Steam gives GTX 1050 Ti or Equivalent. That card manages roughly 51 FPS at 1080p on Low according to our estimates, falling to close to 28 FPS on High.

Steam suggests GTX 1660 Ti (6GB) or Equivalent as the recommended card, good for about 80 FPS at 1080p and 52 FPS at 1440p on High here. That is above 60 FPS at 1080p, so the recommended spec reads as a comfortable 1080p target.

On the CPU side the recommended entry is Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, which our model rates at roughly 102 FPS of frame preparation for Shift At Midnight.

Memory is listed as 8 GB RAM at minimum and 16 GB RAM recommended, with 3 GB available space needed on disk.

Which graphics card do you need for Shift At Midnight?

Pick a target and see the card it needs in Shift At Midnight.

The lowest card we tested that holds 60 FPS at 1080p on High is the GTX 1660 Super, and the first desktop RTX 50 card to do it is the RTX 5050.

Moving up to 1440p, the RTX 2060 is the lowest card that holds 60 FPS on High, and the RTX 5050 is the first RTX 50 option.

At 4K, expect to lean on DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling. The RTX 5050 is the first desktop RTX 50 card to achieve 60 FPS on High once Quality DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling is switched on.

The table covers NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards. To test your own parts, open the can my PC run it checker or look for a CPU bottleneck with the bottleneck checker.

Shift At Midnight FPS by graphics card

Estimated frame rates for 28 GPUs from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Use the buttons to change resolution.

Top to bottom, the RTX 5090 averages about 231 FPS at 1440p (226 FPS at 4K) against 79 FPS for the RTX 5050 at 1440p. Where you land depends on the card and resolution you choose.

Full results table

Every figure assumes High settings and a fast processor. The last two columns use Quality upscaling (DLSS, FSR or XeSS, if the game offers it). Anything over 360 FPS is capped at 360+ for display. Put two cards side by side in the GPU comparison tool.

Card by card verdicts for Shift At Midnight

How twelve well-known cards fare, explained simply.

Think of the verdict column as a starting point. It judges every card using the High preset, so a modest result can often be improved by dropping one preset or using DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling.

Between the RTX 5060 (106 FPS at 1440p) and the RTX 5070 (182 FPS) there is roughly a 71% difference in Shift At Midnight.

Best Shift At Midnight settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K

One plan per resolution, each aimed at a steady 60 FPS in this game.

1080p playbook

1080p is straightforward on GTX 1660 Super, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060, which hold 60 FPS on High natively here, so you only need upscaling for extra smoothness.

Start from the preset that still hits 60 FPS, then raise one setting at a time. The table gives the best preset for each card.

1440p playbook

For 1440p play, RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RTX 5070 clear 60 FPS on High without any DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling according to our estimates, which leaves room to raise individual settings.

Pick your card in the table for the preset and upscaling mode that keep 1440p above 60 FPS.

4K playbook

For 4K play, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080 clear 60 FPS on High without any DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling according to our estimates, which leaves room to raise individual settings.

Start from the preset that still hits 60 FPS, then raise one setting at a time. The table gives the best preset for each card.

Upgrade path: what a faster card gains in Shift At Midnight

The gain from each rung of the RTX 50 ladder at 1440p using the High preset.

Our model finds the best value step at RTX 5060 Ti 16GB to RTX 5070, about 43% faster at 1440p, and the weakest at RTX 5080 to RTX 5090, close to 0%.

Prices usually climb faster than performance across the range. In Shift At Midnight that means the best value often sits in the middle rather than at the top.

Compare options directly in the upgrade value calculator or the GPU price to performance calculator.

How much VRAM does Shift At Midnight need?

Estimated graphics memory use using the High preset. Running short causes stutter even on a fast GPU.

The model gives 4 GB at 1080p High, rising to 5.2 GB at 1440p and 7.2 GB at 4K. It is an estimate derived from the recommended GPU, not a measurement.

Texture settings have the biggest effect on VRAM. In our model Medium textures cut 1440p use from 5.2 GB to about 4.4 GB.

Budget tiers: 6, 8, 12 and 16 GB cards

• A 6 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, tight at 1440p and short of memory at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• On an 8 GB card, 1080p is comfortable, 1440p is comfortable and 4K is tight on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• On a 12 GB card, 1080p is comfortable, 1440p is comfortable and 4K is comfortable on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.
• With 16 GB the verdict is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.

Try your own combination in the VRAM calculator and read how much VRAM you need for gaming.

Shift At Midnight CPU requirements

What a range of popular CPUs can feed a GPU here.

The published CPU range runs from Intel Core i5-10400F to Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. We turn that into a frame-rate ceiling for nine popular processors in the table.

With a CPU score above 87% of our data set, Shift At Midnight rewards a quick processor. Pair a fast card with a weak chip and the card will wait.

A Core i5-12400F tops out near 127 FPS in Shift At Midnight according to our estimates, a handy line to compare against your card.

Check your own CPU and GPU together in the bottleneck checker and the system bottlenecks guide.

Which builds are balanced in Shift At Midnight?

How seven common processor and GPU pairs behave in this game.

Not every pairing is balanced. 2 of the seven below are held back by the processor at 1440p, starting with RTX 5070 Ti plus Core i5-14600K (CPU ceiling near 181 FPS against about 212 FPS of graphics power).

Our model finds RTX 5060 Ti 16GB plus Core i5-12400F the most evenly matched build here: roughly 127 FPS from the processor against about 127 FPS from the card at 1440p.

These pairings are examples, not recommendations to buy. Swap in your own parts with the bottleneck checker to see which side limits you.

RAM and storage for Shift At Midnight

The memory and storage Steam asks for, and how to read it.

Memory first. Steam sets 8 GB RAM as the minimum and 16 GB RAM as the recommended amount. With Windows, a browser and a chat app open, 16 GB leaves comfortable headroom.

Storage is listed at about 3 GB. Expect around 5 min to download on a 100 Mbps line, or roughly 1 min on 500 Mbps.

Steam does not state an SSD requirement, so an SSD still improves loading times, but a hard drive should not stop the game launching.

Size your memory with the RAM calculator: it adds Windows, a browser and any streaming to the game's own needs. Time the download with the download time calculator.

Shift At Midnight best graphics settings

Starter settings for six well-known cards. Every cell shows the best preset that still holds 60 FPS.

Each cell shows the highest preset that still hits 60 FPS in Shift At Midnight, with the DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling mode it needs.

• Keep textures high if memory allows. They cost little speed. The model puts this game at 5.2 GB at 1440p.
• After that, cut the most expensive settings. If the menu has shadows, fog or draw distance options, those are the usual culprits.
• Make one change per test and watch the frame rate, so you know which setting did the work.
• Cap your frame rate to your monitor to save power and heat, then use the VRR and frame cap calculator to pick the figure.
• Start with upscaling. It gives up little detail for a large frame-rate gain. Pick the highest quality mode that reaches your target.

An upscaler is assumed throughout; confirm the game has one in its graphics options. Get a personal recommendation in the best settings generator or compare every mode in the DLSS and frame generation estimator.

Laptop performance in Shift At Midnight

Estimated FPS on RTX 50 laptop GPUs at typical power limits.

Laptop results: RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop reach 60 FPS at 1080p on High at the power limits we assume, and RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop can also do 1440p.

Power limit matters on a laptop: the same GPU name can perform very differently at 60 W and 120 W, and cooling decides how long it holds the higher figure.

Explore different TGP values in the laptop TGP estimator.

Genre tips: playing Shift At Midnight well on PC

General guidance for this kind of game, chosen from the Steam genres and features.

These are general tips for moderately demanding games of this type, not claims about how Shift At Midnight itself is built. Use them as a prompt for what to test.

• Simulation titles often build up complexity over hours of play, so test with a mature save rather than a fresh start.
• Co-operative play adds network and CPU load, so keep background apps closed when playing with friends.
• Smaller studios sometimes ship settings menus with fewer options, so lowering resolution may be your main tuning tool.

Shift At Midnight screenshots

Below are screenshots supplied for the Steam store page. Compare them with your own game to see how much quality a preset or upscaling mode gives up.

Screenshots and artwork are promotional images from the Shift At Midnight Steam store page and belong to Bun Muen and Kwalee.

Games similar to Shift At Midnight

Related PC game guides on this site.

These guides sit closest to Shift At Midnight in our data, either because they share genres or because they are about as hard to run. The demand scores use one common scale.

• With a demand score of 23, Gamble With Your Friends is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• With a demand score of 23, Going Medieval is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• With a demand score of 23, My Summer Car is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• With a demand score of 23, My Garage is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• With a demand score of 23, Two Point Museum is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• Waterpark Simulator scores 23 on the same scale (Shift At Midnight scores 23), which makes it about as demanding. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• shapez 2 - Factory scores 27 on the same scale (Shift At Midnight scores 23), which makes it heavier on graphics. Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.
• over the hill sits at 23 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as Shift At Midnight (23). Shared genres: Indie, Simulation.

Game facts and Steam reviews for Shift At Midnight

Steam user reviews put Shift At Midnight at Very Positive (94% positive from 5,264 reviews, checked 2026-11-02). It is a measure of popularity and sentiment, not of technical performance.

It was out for about 4 months when we wrote this guide, so expect patches and driver updates to move the numbers a little over time.

Steam features

Details here come from Steam's public store listing. We have not benchmarked every card, so treat the frame rates on this page as modelled figures.

How the Shift At Midnight estimates work

A short, honest note on how the numbers are produced.

The inputs for Shift At Midnight are a graphics demand of 23 (taken from the recommended card), a processor score of 35 (from the listed processor line) and 4 GB of VRAM at 1080p High (estimated from the demand score).

The model divides a card's performance score by the game demand, scaled for resolution, preset and upscaling, with a penalty when memory runs short and a ceiling set by a fast reference processor.

All FPS, VRAM and CPU figures are modelled. They are meant for comparing hardware and settings, and your own testing should have the last word.

Frequently asked questions about Shift At Midnight

Short answers to the most common questions about running Shift At Midnight on PC.

Free tools to check Shift At Midnight on your hardware