Rad
- Developer
- Double Fine Productions
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment America
- Released
- 20 August 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £15.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie , arcade
Rad is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.
Best gaming PC for Rad in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Rad 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 Bandai Namco Entertainment America 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 SP1 / Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2400, 3.10 GHz / AMD FX-8350, 4.00 GHz | Intel Core i5-4570, 3.20 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1400, 3.20 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 780, 3 GB / AMD RX 470, 4 GB | GeForce GTX 980, 4 GB / Radeon RX Vega 64, 8 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Rad?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4570, 3.20 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1400, 3.20 GHz and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 980, 4 GB / Radeon RX Vega 64, 8 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.