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
£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 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 18 May 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, see the tier picks above.
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