System requirements, and what they mean
The official requirements are modest for an Unreal Engine game, and the storage number people quote is usually wrong.
Plan for 6 GB of free space, because that is the figure on the Steam store page. The community wiki still lists 9 GB, and the store is the one that governs your install.
The requirements are modest for an Unreal Engine game, and the number people usually get wrong is the storage space.
Steam lists 6 GB of available space. The community wiki lists 9 GB. The store page is the one that governs your install, so plan for 6 GB free and treat the wiki figure as out of date.
Minimum and recommended
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 7th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | Intel i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600+ |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD Radeon 290 | NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti or AMD RX 560 |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 6 GB available space | 6 GB available space |
| Network | Broadband internet | Broadband internet |
From the Steam store page's official system requirements, checked 2026-11-15.
Why the recommended GPU looks weaker than the minimum
Not a typo. The minimum lists a GTX 970 and the recommended lists a GTX 1050Ti, and the 1050Ti is the slower card on paper. The recommended line in this case is about the DirectX version and the supported feature set rather than raw throughput.
The practical reading: if you have a GTX 970 or better, you are above the minimum, and the recommended line is not telling you to downgrade. Aim for a card with DirectX 12 support if you want the recommended path.
Storage discrepancy
The official wiki's requirements box says 9 GB. Steam says 6 GB. Two possibilities exist and neither is confirmed: the wiki is stale, or the wiki is describing a fuller install with future content.
What is confirmed is which number to plan for. Steam's store page is the storefront that will refuse to install if you are short, so 6 GB is the working figure.
What costs frames
The game is a dark, particle-heavy Unreal Engine title, and the settings that matter most in a swarm are the ones that scale effects rather than resolution.
- Drop the effect quality before you drop resolution. Swarms are the frame-rate cliff, and they are effects, not textures.
- Turn on auto-sprint. The setting removes a hold key from every fight.
- If the Deep Core biome tanks your frame rate, lower Threat Level before lowering resolution, because the boss arenas are the densest scenes in the game.
One-line answer
An 8 GB machine with a GTX 970 and 6 GB of free disk runs it on the minimum settings. Anything newer runs it comfortably, and the game has no ray-tracing mode to worry about.