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Arise: A Simple Story

Developer
Piccolo Studio
Publisher
Untold Tales
Released
03 December 2019
Age rating
PEGI 7
UK price
£16.75

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: platform , adventure , indie

Set out on an emotional journey through the bittersweet lives of two people where memories come alive and time bends to your will. Lose yourself in moments of happiness and overcome every hardship as you relive your life’s story. A story of joy and sorrow. A simple story.

Best gaming PC for Arise: A Simple Story in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Arise: A Simple Story 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 Untold Tales 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 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit) Windows 10 (64 bit)
CPU Intel Core i3 4340 3.6 GHz or AMD equivalent Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5 GHz or AMD equivalent
RAM 6 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 2 GB or AMD Radeon equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon equivalent
Storage 6 GB 6 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Arise: A Simple Story?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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