Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Developer
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment
- Released
- 16 October 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 7
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , real time strategy rts , role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , arcade
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is an all-new action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto. This deep, open-world space saga features Smart Building Technology empowering players to assemble and customize real-world physical starships. Each part attached to the starship appears instantly in-game and players can experiment with different pilot abilities, weapon types, and status effects and unleash devastating combos upon their enemies.
Best gaming PC for Starlink: Battle for Atlas in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Starlink: Battle for Atlas 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 Ubisoft Entertainment 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 | iginally released f / Windows 7 / the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS | iginally released f / Windows 7 / the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz, AMD FX-6350 3.9 GHz | Intel Core i5-4590 3.3 GHz, AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| Storage | 23 GB | 23 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Starlink: Battle for Atlas?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4590 3.3 GHz, AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.