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Beyond Astra

Developer
Nebule Games
Publisher
Nebule Games
Released
31 December 2026
Age rating
PEGI N/A

Platforms: PC

Genres: real time strategy rts , simulator , strategy , indie

Beyond Astra is a real-time 4X sci-fi grand strategy game. Expand your own civilization, explore captivating and mysterious planets and star clusters, interact with your citizens and other life forms and shape your destiny through nearly infinite possibilities.

Best gaming PC for Beyond Astra in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Beyond Astra 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 Nebule 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® 10 / 11 - 64 Bits Windows® 10 / 11 - 64 Bits
CPU 6-core+ Processor (Intel® Core™ i5-8400 or AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X) 8-core+ Processor (Intel® Core™ i7-12700K or AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X)
RAM 16 GB 32 GB
GPU 6GB+ VRAM (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 or AMD® Radeon™ RX-580) 8GB+ VRAM (Nvidia® RTX® 3070 or AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800)
Storage 30 GB 30 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Beyond Astra?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 8-core+ Processor (Intel® Core™ i7-12700K and your GPU is at or above 8GB+ VRAM (Nvidia® RTX® 3070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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