For centuries, the Realm uses fear and its military superiority to keep the Zarah Igna System under control, but a group of rebellious Ishma arises to fight its tyranny. With their superior aerial combat skills, the Wind Runners will bring freedom to all who live under the shadow of oppression!
Best gaming PC for Wind Runners in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Wind Runners 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 Ludic Studios 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 Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 |
| CPU | 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent | 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 or equivalent |
| RAM | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti or equivalent |
| Storage | 0.4 GB | 0.4 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Wind Runners?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.