You’ve taken a maintenance job, flying between the inter-settlement comms towers in the megastructure. Land, fix, on to the next job. What could go wrong? The Hollowing is a narrative first-person horror flight sim from the creator of Lorn's Lure.
Best gaming PC for The Hollowing in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Hollowing today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 Unknown 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 | AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel i7+, 2.6GHz+ |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Anything above on-board graphics cards | GTX 960 and above or equivalent |
| Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Hollowing?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7+, 2.6GHz+ and your GPU is at or above GTX 960 and above, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.