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
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 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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.