Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Best gaming PC for Paratopic in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Paratopic 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 Arbitrary Metric 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 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core Duo Q8300 @ 2.5GHz | Intel Core i5 or higher |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | GeForce GT 630 2GB DDR3 or Higher |
| Storage | 0.4 GB | 0.4 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Paratopic?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GT 630 2GB DDR3, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.