Hi, I usually play games on my switch and I love horror so after finishing games like amnesia I really wanted to step it up and play outlast.
I saw it was on sale on steam but I only have a laptop which I usually use for uni work - I got it anyways and it seems to run (albeit kinda slowly) but when I play it my laptop gets super hot and smells a bit toasty. I checked the specifications and it seems I have everything except the CPU (it says 2.2GHz dual core needed and I have intel i5 1.8GHz) - if I keep trying to play it will it damage my laptop or am I ok to continue? If I put something under my laptop to allow ventilation (I have a laptop stand with gaps for ventilation) will it help?
Sorry if it’s a stupid question, I’m not used to pc gaming at all and I need this laptop for uni so I’m a bit paranoid
The system requirements of Outlast appear to be really low. Something like a Core 2 Duo @2.2ghz or even some 2000s era 2.2Ghz Athlon dual core. You’re using an 8th gen i5. Which is much faster per core. You probably aren’t even going to hit the modest 1.8Ghz turbo boost limit your manufacturer placed. I expect that you’re mostly maxing out the integrated graphics before hitting framerates which max out your CPU.