Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
- Developer
- Owlcat Games
- Publisher
- Owlcat Games
- Released
- 07 December 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £42.99
Platforms: PC, macOS
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , adventure
You will take on the role of a Rogue Trader, a scion of an ancient dynasty of daring privateers, that reign over their own merchant empire and explore the fringes of Imperial space with the blessing of the Emperor Himself. Thanks to their Warrant of Trade - the Rogue Trader is endowed with privileges and power beyond imagination as well as the task of expanding the borders of the Imperium. At their disposal is a gargantuan voidship of immense power and innumerable servants and personnel ready to do the bidding of their lord. Their adventures begin in the vast Koronus Expanse - a treacherous region of unexplored space at the edge of Humanity’s domain.
Best gaming PC for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 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 Owlcat 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 | Win10 | Win10 |
| CPU | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 / Intel HD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon RX 570 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX 570 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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