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Nex Machina

Developer
Housemarque
Publisher
Housemarque
Released
20 June 2017
Age rating
PEGI 12
UK price
£14.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC

Genres: shooter , indie , arcade

From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.

Best gaming PC for Nex Machina in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Nex Machina today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Housemarque 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 64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7 64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7
CPU Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD FX-4300 Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD FX-4300
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU 2 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R9 270 4 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390
Storage 1 GB 1 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Nex Machina?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4690 and your GPU is at or above 4 GB Video RAM - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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