Empyrion: Galactic Survival

Developer: Eleon Game Studios
Publisher: Eleon Game Studios
Released: 05 August 2020
Age rating: PEGI N/A
UK price: £6.70

Platforms: PC

Genres: shooter , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie

Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build mighty ships, menacing space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and the allegedly empty space!

Best gaming PC for Empyrion: Galactic Survival in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Empyrion: Galactic Survival today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Budget

£799

1080p · 60fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
RAM: 16 GB
Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD

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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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Enthusiast

£3,499

4K · 60fps

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
RAM: 64 GB
Storage: 4TB NVMe SSD

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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Eleon Game 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 10 / 11 / 64-bit system required	Windows 10 / 11 / 64-bit system required
CPU	Dual-Core Processor 2.5 GHz or better	Quad-Core 3 GHz or better
RAM	10 GB	16 GB
GPU	AMD RX 550 / NVIDIA GTX 1050 (min. 2 GB VRAM)	AMD Vega 56 / NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (min. 4 GB VRAM)
Storage	10 GB	15 GB
DirectX	11	11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Empyrion: Galactic Survival?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Quad-Core 3 GHz and your GPU is at or above AMD Vega 56 / NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (min. 4 GB VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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