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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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.