Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?
Best gaming PC for Bugsnax in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Bugsnax 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
- 16 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 Young Horses 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 Quad Core 2.6 Ghz or equivalent | Intel Core i5 2.8 Ghz or better |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | 2GB DirectX 11 Video Card (Intel UHD 620, NVIDIA GT 920M) | 4GB DirectX 11 Video Card (GTX 970 or higher) |
| Storage | 6.7 GB | 7.5 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Bugsnax?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 2.8 Ghz and your GPU is at or above 4GB DirectX 11 Video Card (GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.