Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Developer
- Eidos Montréal
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- 26 October 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £50.49
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
Best gaming PC for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 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 Square Enix 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 64 bit Build 1903 | Windows® 10 64 bit Build 1903 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 / Intel® Core™ i5-4460 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 / Intel® Core™ i7-4790 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 570 | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / AMD Radeon™ RX 590 |
| Storage | 80 GB | 80 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 / Intel® Core™ i7-4790 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / AMD Radeon™ RX 590, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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