NACON and Rogue Factor have just released the PC demo for their action-adventure game, Hell is Us. Hell is Us is powered by Unreal Engine 5, and its PC requirements worried a lot of PC gamers. So, the big question is: do these PC requirements really match the game’s performance? Let’s take a closer look and find out how it actually runs.
For these initial tests, I used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition. I also used Windows 10 64-bit and the NVIDIA GeForce 576.40 WHQL driver.
At 4K Ultra Settings, the game cannot hit 60FPS on the NVIDIA RTX 5090. From what I can see, Hell is Us uses Lumen. So, the fact that it cannot achieve 60FPS at 4K/Ultra is understandable. For instance, other UE5 games (that also use Lumen) can’t either run with 60FPS at Native 4K. For instance, Steel Seed, Oblivion Remastered, STALKER 2 and more do not run with 60FPS at Native 4K on the NVIDIA RTX 5090.
What I’m saying is that no, Hell is Us is not THE most demanding UE5 game we’ve seen. More or less, it runs similarly to other UE5 games that use Lumen. So, if you’ve played the aforementioned UE5 games, you know what you can expect from it (in terms of performance).
To get a smooth gaming experience on the NVIDIA RTX 5090, we had to enable DLSS Quality Mode. With DLSS Quality at 4K on Ultra Settings, we were getting over 70FPS at all times. The game also supports Frame Gen, meaning that you can increase performance even more.
I should also note that I did not experience any major stuttering issues. This is a UE5 game that does not seem to suffer from stutters. This is great news for everyone who is interested in it.
In the end, the talk about Hell is Us having crazy PC requirements turned out to be no big deal. Yes, the game is demanding, but it’s not as bad as people first thought. After all, the game is using Lumen, which is a form of Ray Tracing. So, you can’t expect to be running it at Native 4K/Ultra with 60FPS, even on an NVIDIA RTX 5090.
Bottom line is that Hell is Us runs similarly to other UE5 games. To its credit, it does not suffer from any stutters. Plus, its graphics look similar to those we first saw back in September 2024. In other words, the game has not been downgraded.
Finally, I suggest trying the demo for yourselves. You can go ahead and download it from this link.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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