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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 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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