Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Best gaming PC for Oxygen Not Included in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Oxygen Not Included 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 Klei Entertainment 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 version 21H1 / later | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Dual Core 2 GHz | Intel Core i7-8700K or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Intel HD 4600 (AMD or NVIDIA equivalent) | Dedicated graphic card with 2GB VRAM |
| Storage | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Oxygen Not Included?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-8700K and your GPU is at or above Dedicated graphic card with 2GB VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.