In the toughest motoring expedition in the universe, you and your friends will build your own vehicles to cross a dangerous wasteland. Explore, crash horribly, use your wits to build a better rig, and get as far as you can with whatever spare parts you find on your way.
Best gaming PC for Trailmakers in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Trailmakers 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 Flashbulb Games 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 64 Bit 20H1 | Windows 10 64 Bit 20H1 |
| CPU | i5-4440 (3.1 GHz quad-core) | i7-7700K |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GTX 660 | GTX 1080 |
| Storage | 8 GB | 10 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Trailmakers?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i7-7700K and your GPU is at or above GTX 1080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.