Can I Run Base One?
PixFroze released Base One in 2021. It is a simulation game, published by Blowfish Studios. The game supports a single player campaign. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Its 456 Steam reviews make it a niche release rather than a widely tested one. At 5 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. It is not Windows only, with macOS covered too. It carries 30 achievements. Steam lists support for 7 languages.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 5th Generation Intel i3 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD/Nvidia dedicated GPU, 3Gb VRAM/Shader Model 5.1 (Geforce GTX 960/Radeon R9 285) |
| VRAM | 3 GB |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 9th Generation Intel i5 or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD/Nvidia dedicated GPU, 6Gb VRAM/Shader Model 6.1 (Geforce GTX 980Ti/Radeon RX 5600XT) |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 6 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a military setting. Play is structured around open space and the ships that cross it. The view is in three dimensions. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Base One is demanding
The ask Base One makes is moderate. AMD/Nvidia dedicated GPU lands near our RTX 3060 reference, so a typical gaming PC is the right yardstick. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Base One scales hard with the hardware you give it. Its stated video memory figure is modest at 6 GB, so on Base One the speed of the graphics chip binds before its memory does. Base One calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Base One needs only 8 GB of RAM. Base One needs 64 bit Windows. Base One takes about 6 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Base One?
Base One is light on hardware. Its minimum, AMD/Nvidia dedicated GPU, 3Gb VRAM/Shader Model 5.1 (Geforce GTX 960/Radeon R9 285), 4 GB RAM, about 6 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Runs well | 1.48x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.83x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.37x |
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 well |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Playable |
| 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 Base One'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 Base One?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 5th Generation Intel i3 or equivalent; GPU: AMD/Nvidia dedicated GPU, 3Gb VRAM/Shader Model 5.1 (Geforce GTX 960/Radeon R9 285); 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Base One need?
Base One needs about 6 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Base One?
The RTX 3060 runs Base One comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Base One?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Base One is the GPU.