Chernobylite
- Developer
- The Farm 51
- Publisher
- All In! Games
- Released
- 28 July 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £23.79
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , simulator , adventure
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror experience, mixing the free exploration of its disturbing world with challenging combat, unique crafting, and non-linear storytelling. Play as a physicist, one of the Chernobyl Power Plant's ex-employees, and investigate the mysterious disappearance of your beloved. Try to survive and reveal the contamination zone's twisted secrets. Remember, the military presence is not your only concern. Get ready for a thrilling adventure of survival, conspiracy, horror, love, and obsession. One that will prove to you that it's not about how you face your fears, it's about how you survive them.
Best gaming PC for Chernobylite in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Chernobylite 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 All In! 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 SP1 (x64) | Windows 7 SP1 (x64) / Windows 8 (x64) / Windows 10 (x64) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K CPU | Intel Core i7 4790k CPU |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Geforce GTX 660/GTX 1050/GTX 770M or AMD Radeon R7 260/Integrated Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Arc A580 | Geforce GTX 970/GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480/RX 570 or Intel Arc A750 |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Chernobylite?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 4790k CPU and your GPU is at or above Geforce GTX 970/GTX 1060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.