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
Full buyers guide →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.
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 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.