These are the minimum requirements as published on the game's Steam page. A recommended tier has not been posted yet — when the studio publishes one, this page gets updated.
| Minimum | |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
| Storage | 70 GB available space |
| Notes | SSD required |
Reading between the lines
- •The SSD is not optional. It is listed as a requirement, not a recommendation. This is an Unreal Engine 5 title that streams the world as you move through it, and a mechanical drive will show up as texture pop-in and stutter rather than as a lower frame rate.
- •The GPU bar is lower than you'd expect for UE5. A GTX 1060 3 GB or RX 580 4 GB is a 2016-era mid-range card — Cold Symmetry is clearly targeting a wide install base for the minimum tier, not just current hardware.
- •16 GB of system RAM with nothing else running. If you keep a browser and a chat client open, 32 GB is the comfortable number.
- •70 GB is the published figure, and it moved. Earlier beta builds listed 30 GB; the full release build now asks for more than double that. Leave extra headroom on top — patches need free space to unpack, and an update can fail outright on a drive that only just fits the game.
No official recommended specs have been published, so this page does not invent a 1440p or 4K tier. Anyone quoting one is guessing. Storage requirement corrected 2026-08-07 (30 GB → 70 GB) after the studio revised the Steam listing.