Tidebound
- Developer
- Tinymice Entertainment
- Publisher
- Rogue Duck Interactive
- Released
- 31 December 2027
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Genres: role playing rpg , simulator , strategy , adventure , indie
Tidebound is a fishing and inventory management game with a relaxing, casual atmosphere. Catch, sell, upgrade your boat, and sail further to catch more expensive and exotic sea animals. Casual yet engaging, the game offers a sense of progress with tons of equipment and hundreds of species to catch.
Best gaming PC for Tidebound in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Tidebound 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 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- 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 Rogue Duck 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 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Pentium CPU G860 | Core i5 or equivalent |
| RAM | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 840M | DirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card |
| Storage | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | 8.0 | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Tidebound?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Core i5 and your GPU is at or above DirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.