In the context of video games, "highly compressed" refers to a game that has been optimized to reduce its file size while maintaining its overall quality. This is achieved through various compression techniques, such as texture compression, audio compression, and executable compression.

At least 10 GB of free space for the uncompressed files. Installation Guide for Compressed Files

If your PC struggles to run the game, lowering the resolution scale, turning off Advanced PhysX, and reducing motion blur will boost performance far better than downloading a modified, broken file. Final Verdict

"Highly compressed" versions (often called "repacks") aim to reduce the game's 10 GB footprint for faster downloads. While convenient, they come with trade-offs:

: "Highly compressed" means the CPU has to work hard to unpack the data. Depending on your processor, installation can take anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour.

Repackers use specific methods to achieve these tiny file sizes:

, which mimics the resource-heavy, slow-burn horror of the original, and