Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players locally or up to two players online.
Best gaming PC for Rivals of Aether in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Rivals of Aether 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 Aether Studios 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 | Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 | Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 |
| CPU | 1.2GHz processor | 1.4GHz processor or faster |
| RAM | 0.5 GB | 1 GB |
| GPU | DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory | DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory |
| Storage | 0.3 GB | 0.3 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Rivals of Aether?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 1.4GHz processor and your GPU is at or above DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.