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
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 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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.