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
Full buyers guide →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
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 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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.