Does this run on Windows 7?

[Winterous]

Yes I know the store page says windows 10 minimum, but I've found that that's not always true.
I'm definitely interested in the game but I refuse to change OS until I'm dragged kicking and screaming; so has anyone confirmed whether 7 works?

[V3L0C1T13S]

I'm running it fine on Windows 8.1, so the store page isn't accurate that's for sure. You can always refund the game if it doesn't work.

[TheAfkAaron]

these are the types of people that complain a games to gpu aggressive

[Primo Dimitri XL]

windows 7 on 2023 wow

[Hootin Harold]

bro even my high school's computers are more up-to-date
thats how you KNOW you need to update ur ♥♥♥♥

[Harry S]

I don’t know why people bully windows 7 users. It’s every where when someone asks if a game can run on Win 7. It’s really stupid. Just so you know I am in Windows 11 and left it as soon as a new version was available. Did the same until win 11, but it’s a personal choice.

[Baller's Gait]

Originally posted by TheAfkAaron:

these are the types of people that complain a games to gpu aggressive

Developers can save money on optimization and pass the costs down to you.

[V3L0C1T13S]

oh my god why has this simple question attracted so many half techs literally you all need to take a shower and maybe read a book instead of parroting info off of reddit

[Hootin Harold]

Originally posted by V3L0C1T13S:

oh my god why has this simple question attracted so many half techs literally you all need to take a shower and maybe read a book instead of parroting info off of reddit

you dont need a reddit degree to realize a ~14 year old OS is quite dated to try running modern software on lmao

[ratingcrib]

Originally posted by 2004 Pontiac Vibe:

Originally posted by V3L0C1T13S:

oh my god why has this simple question attracted so many half techs literally you all need to take a shower and maybe read a book instead of parroting info off of reddit

you dont need a reddit degree to realize a ~14 year old OS is quite dated to try running modern software on lmao

some people just hate needed security updates lol, and dont understand that devs dont put that as min version because, why would they test on it.

[DividedZero]

God, I hate tech illiterates that jumps on the newest OS ♥♥♥♥.
Unlike W11's long list of bloat and problems, W7 is perfectly fine. It just ""can't run"" DX12 because Microsoft explicitly wrote code to stop W7 from running DX12 games. There's some DX12 games that have fan patches that works around.

That being said, yes. The game runs perfectly fine on W7 because it runs on DX11. Based devs not bending over for Microsoft.

[V3L0C1T13S]

Originally posted by 2004 Pontiac Vibe:

Originally posted by V3L0C1T13S:

oh my god why has this simple question attracted so many half techs literally you all need to take a shower and maybe read a book instead of parroting info off of reddit

you dont need a reddit degree to realize a ~14 year old OS is quite dated to try running modern software on lmao

That is true, but also not really true at the same time. Windows was explicitly designed from day one to be both backward and forward compatible. Let's just get one thing clear: games are not advanced in terms of OS features being used - The most advanced features that they really ask for is a way to do graphics calculations, and a way to put them on the screen.

It's not that bold of an assumption to say that most games will work even on older, unsupported Windows versions. Even in the case of APIs that are completely unimplemented, they can still be replaced with something else. As an example, DX12 can run on Windows 7/8, and even on MacOS and Linux via VKD3D.

Also, I don't run Windows 8.1 as a daily driver, and I don't even run it on my actual hardware, I use a VM with GPU passthrough. My daily driver is Linux, and I use Windows 11/8.1 VMs depending on my needs. I don't favor one over the other, they all have their own unique benefits, and Windows 8.1 just happens to work well for this game specifically.

[Hootin Harold]

Originally posted by DividedZero:

God, I hate tech illiterates that jumps on the newest OS ♥♥♥♥.
Unlike W11's long list of bloat and problems, W7 is perfectly fine. It just ""can't run"" DX12 because Microsoft explicitly wrote code to stop W7 from running DX12 games.

windows 10 is superior to just about any other (windows) os, windows 11 flat sucks for many reasons, and windows 7 is too dated to run most modern software unless you consider the sims 3 as modern

[DividedZero]

Originally posted by 2004 Pontiac Vibe:

windows 10 is superior to just about any other (windows) os, windows 11 flat sucks for many reasons, and windows 7 is too dated to run most modern software unless you consider the sims 3 as modern

There's hardly much software that requires W10/11. It's mostly just DX12 trash and honestly most modern games that runs on DX12 are garbage or have patches to work around it. The funny thing is that I get better performance on W7 than 10 or 11.

[Celtor]

why are you using windows 7 though (no hate just curious)

[Hootin Harold]

Originally posted by DividedZero:

Originally posted by 2004 Pontiac Vibe:

windows 10 is superior to just about any other (windows) os, windows 11 flat sucks for many reasons, and windows 7 is too dated to run most modern software unless you consider the sims 3 as modern

There's hardly much software that requires W10/11. It's mostly just DX12 trash and honestly most modern games that runs on DX12 are garbage or have patches to work around it. The funny thing is that I get better performance on W7 than 10 or 11.

if i could run all my games using MS-Dos id also probably see better performance, but that wouldnt really be a surprise