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The End Is Nigh

Developer
Tyler Glaiel
Publisher
Tyler Glaiel
Released
12 July 2017
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£12.79

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch

Genres: platform , adventure , indie

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where the player takes control of Ash, one of few 'things' that have 'survived' the "end of the world." Follow Ash as he flops his way through a future of pain and suffering. Feel his stress levels rise as you throw him into an endless swarm of decaying, mutant creatures and help aid his final epic quest... to simply make a friend.

Best gaming PC for The End Is Nigh in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The End Is Nigh today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Tyler Glaiel 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 / higher Windows 10
CPU Intel Core i3 Intel Core i7
RAM 2 GB 4 GB
GPU dedicated graphics card (opengl 3.0 support or higher) nVidia 9999999999999GTX TI SLIx200
Storage 0.5 GB 0.5 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run The End Is Nigh?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 and your GPU is at or above nVidia 9999999999999GTX TI SLIx200, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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