Distance
- Developer
- Refract Studios
- Publisher
- Refract Studios
- Released
- 18 September 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £19.49
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Distance is a survival racing game where you pilot a versatile car through a mysterious, ruined world, using boost, jump, rotate, and flight abilities to navigate treacherous tracks and uncover the story of its past. It blends arcade-style racing with exploration, offering solo adventure, multiplayer modes, a built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support, and an original soundtrack.
Best gaming PC for Distance in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Distance today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 Refract Studios 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 Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4.0 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750 |
| Storage | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Distance?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.