Life Below is a refreshing twist on the city-building genre, set beneath the waves. Shape thriving coral reefs, revive collapsing ecosystems, and grow a living seascape in a heartfelt narrative by Rhianna Pratchett. You are the ocean's final hope.
Best gaming PC for Life Below in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Life Below 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
- 32 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 Kasedo Games 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 8 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 cores or better) | Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8 cores or better) |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1660 / RTX 2060 or AMD RX 5600 XT (8 GB VRAM) | NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM) |
| Storage | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Life Below?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8 cores and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.