Can I Run Afterlight?
Afterlight is an adventure indie game from Epictellers Entertainment, released in 2026. Epictellers Entertainment both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It is a recent release, so its requirements reflect current hardware rather than a previous generation. It is localised into 7 languages according to the store listing. Builds exist for Linux as well as Windows.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1080 / Radeon RX 6600 (8GB VRAM) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit Required) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 5700 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 7700 (8GB VRAM ) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 11 (64-bit Required) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game takes place in a science fiction setting. Play is presented in three dimensions. 7 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Afterlight is demanding
Afterlight is a heavy title. Its Nvidia RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 7700 ( target scores above the RTX 3060 we measure against, so anything meaningfully slower is making compromises rather than running Afterlight properly. Afterlight expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 25 GB, on an SSD. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Afterlight. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Afterlight scales hard with the hardware you give it. Afterlight asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. Afterlight calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Afterlight?
Afterlight is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a Nvidia RTX 3070 / Radeon RX 7700 (8GB VRAM )-class graphics card, with Nvidia GTX 1080 / Radeon RX 6600 (8GB VRAM) the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.77x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.43x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.19x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Afterlight's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Afterlight?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Afterlight?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3600; GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 / Radeon RX 6600 (8GB VRAM); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Required).
How much storage does Afterlight need?
Afterlight needs about 25 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Afterlight?
The RTX 3060 runs Afterlight well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Afterlight?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Afterlight is the GPU.