Can I Run Aven Colony?
Released in 2017, Aven Colony is an indie simulation game built by Mothership Entertainment LLC. Publishing duties went to Team17 Digital Ltd. The game supports a single player campaign. With more than 1 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Completionists have 48 achievements to work through. It is localised into 7 languages according to the store listing. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Critics scored it 65 on Metacritic. Its 9 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670 or AMD A10-7850k |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 390X |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 25 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around a settlement the player grows. The load here grows with the save. An empty map tells you very little about how the machine will cope once the build is large. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Aven Colony is demanding
Demand in Aven Colony is ordinary. The publisher has GeForce GTX 980 VRAM in mind, which our tables place around the RTX 3060. At only 4 GB of VRAM, memory capacity is not what limits Aven Colony. The chip itself is. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Aven Colony needs 64 bit Windows. Aven Colony takes about 25 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Aven Colony?
Aven Colony targets a mainstream modern PC: GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850 and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 390X for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.73x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 0.98x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.43x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Aven Colony'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for Aven Colony?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3 GHz; GPU: GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 7850; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7 64-bit.
How much storage does Aven Colony need?
Aven Colony needs about 25 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Aven Colony?
The RTX 3060 runs Aven Colony comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Aven Colony?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Aven Colony is the GPU.