As a prospector starting out on a procedurally generated exo-planet, TerraTech is a galactic exploration game where you need to build an empire from the ground up. Design your own fleet of unique vehicles and take them into battle, and you shape your journey the way you want to, researching the technologies you want and allying yourself with various corporations to create a burgeoning fleet in the lawless frontier of space.
Best gaming PC for TerraTech in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for TerraTech 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 Payload 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 | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 7 64-bit / newer |
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo T7600 @ 2.33GHz or AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Dual Core | Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 945 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | nVidia GeForce 520M or Intel HD 4000 | nVidia GeForce GTX 260 or ATI Radeon HD 5670 |
| Storage | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run TerraTech?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz and your GPU is at or above nVidia GeForce GTX 260, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.