Houdini Indie

- Platforms: PC
- Developer: SideFX
- Year: 2018
- Genres: Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Video Production, Game Development
- Tags: Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud
- Operating systems: Windows, macOS
Price comparison
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Houdini Indie is a Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Video Production game from 2018 by SideFX. Available on PC. This page lists the system requirements, a quick check of whether your PC can run it, and a price comparison between stores.




Quick check
This check compares memory and disk space only. Compare your CPU and graphics card with the requirements above manually.Minimum requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 Windows 10 (64 bit) - Windows Server (any version) is NOT supported. Processor: Intel or AMD x64 CPU with SSE 4.2 required. Houdini will not run on a system with an instruction set lower than SSE 4.2. Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: A GL4.0 compliant graphics card is required. GL3.3 cards will have missing features and lower GL versions will not run Houdini at all. 12GB VRAM or more is required. Less than this can result in display errors such as blank windows. High DPI displays (4K, 5K) or multiple monitors require a minimum of 12GB. Graphics card must support OpenCL version 1.2. Storage: 5 GB available space Additional Notes: 3 Button mouse required. Scroll wheel used where present. Tablet recommended for Houdini's brush-based tools. Please visit the sidefx website for a detailed list of system requirements
Recommended requirements
Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Processor: 32 GB or higher and 64GB strongly recommended for fluid simulations Memory: 64 GB RAM Graphics: It is VERY important that you install the latest driver for your graphics card. Failing to do so may result in display issues and/or slow performance Storage: 8 GB available space