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Aegis Defenders

Developer
GUTS Department
Publisher
Humble Games
Released
08 February 2018
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£14.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch

Genres: platform , role playing rpg , strategy , adventure , indie

Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

Best gaming PC for Aegis Defenders in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Aegis Defenders today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Humble Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 Windows 10
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 Intel Core i5
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU GeForce 9800GTX+ (1GB) GeForce GTX 560
Storage 2 GB 2 GB
DirectX 10 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Aegis Defenders?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 560, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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