Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
Best gaming PC for Herdling in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Herdling 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 Panic 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 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2GB or Intel Arc A310 LP, 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, 6GB or Intel Arc A580, 8GB |
| Storage | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Herdling?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-8600K and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, 4GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.