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The Free Shepherd

Developer
Frame Interactive
Publisher
Frame Interactive
Released
31 December 2027
Age rating
PEGI N/A

Platforms: PC

Genres: puzzle , simulator , adventure , indie

Run fast and free as a sheepdog in a beautiful but troubled world. Herd masses of lost sheep to a secret refuge. Discover a mysterious calamity that only you can stop.

Best gaming PC for The Free Shepherd in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Free Shepherd 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 Frame Interactive 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 10 Windows 10
CPU 4 Core 6+ Core
RAM 0 GB 0 GB
GPU Nvidia 970 or AMD equivalent Nvidia 1080+ or AMD equivalent
Storage 0 GB 0 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run The Free Shepherd?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 6+ Core and your GPU is at or above Nvidia 1080+, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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