Playing more than one game? Add up to 6 games and we will show their PC requirements side by side, what a computer needs to play all of them, and our PCs that play every one. You can print it, or save the link to come back to it.
Sandbox Computers, 53 Tunnel Hill, Worcester WR4 9SD. Phone 01905 673738. gaming-computers.co.uk. Printed on 6 November 2026.
meets every game's minimum spec: low settings at 1080p
Graphics card
Basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, for example NVidia GTX 760-equivalent or better, 2+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant (the most demanding: Distant Worlds 2)
Processor
4+ Physical Core CPU @ 2.5GHz (e.g. Intel: Core i3-8100, Core i5-750, Core i7-920 / AMD: Athlon 64 FX-8100, Athlon II X4, Phenom X4, Phenom II X4, Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1400, Ryzen 7 1700) (the most demanding: Distant Worlds 2). One a step below is usually fine: games lean on the graphics card most.
Memory
8GB (Distant Worlds 2)
Storage
20GB for all 1 together. A 500GB SSD leaves room for Windows and updates.
Recommended
meets every game's recommended spec: high settings at 1080p
Graphics card
Basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, for example NVidia GTX 1050-equivalent or better, 4+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant (the most demanding: Distant Worlds 2)
Processor
8+ Core CPU @ 3GHz. (the most demanding: Distant Worlds 2). One a step below is usually fine: games lean on the graphics card most.
Memory
16GB (Distant Worlds 2)
Storage
20GB for all 1 together. A 500GB SSD leaves room for Windows and updates.
We check each PC's graphics card, processor and memory against every game, the same way Test my PC does. Building your own? The "To play all of them" box above is your shopping list, and our graphics card chart, processor chart and power supply calculator help you choose the parts.
