Paper Shredder is an incremental game where a sheet-after-sheet grind scales into mass document destruction. Shred, sweep, upgrade, and cut down tower-high piles of confidential records to uncover what’s buried beneath.
Best gaming PC for Paper Shredder in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Paper Shredder 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 Embers 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 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz | Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070TI or AMD Radeon RX 580 |
| Storage | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 08 November 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Paper Shredder?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz, AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070TI, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.