Phoenix Point
- Developer
- Snapshot Games
- Publisher
- Snapshot Games
- Released
- 03 December 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £19.49
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , tactical
Phoenix Point is the new strategy game from the creator of the original X-COM series. It features turn based tactics and world based strategy in a fight against a terrifying, alien menace.
Best gaming PC for Phoenix Point in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Phoenix Point 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 Snapshot Games 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 | Win 10 / 8 and 7 SP1+ (64 bit) | Win 10 / 8 and 7 SP1+ (64 bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 / AMD Phenom II X4 | Intel Core i5 3GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3.1 GHz or better |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 / AMD Radeon R9 270x | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Phoenix Point?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 3GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3.1 GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.