Can I Run BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
CubeCube Sports Ltd. released BBQ Simulator: The Squad in 2022. It is a casual indie game, self published by the studio. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. It carries 883 Steam reviews, a small sample, so first hand performance reports are thin. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. There are 26 achievements to chase. 8 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4440 with 3,1 GHz or AMD FX-8150 with 3,6 GHz or higher |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2 GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 460 (2 GB VRAM) or higher |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3820 with 3,6 GHz or AMD FX-8350 with 4,0 GHz or higher |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1050 (4 GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB VRAM) or higher |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in an open sandbox. Play is structured around spaces built for exploration. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Open environments are the harder case for a PC, and BBQ Simulator: The Squad has to keep far more of its world resident and streaming than a level based game needs. The view is in three dimensions.
Why BBQ Simulator: The Squad is demanding
BBQ Simulator: The Squad is undemanding on the graphics side. Its GeForce GTX 1050 ( target sits well below our RTX 3060 reference, so most cards still in service clear BBQ Simulator: The Squad. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so BBQ Simulator: The Squad at the floor and BBQ Simulator: The Squad at the recommended tier are not the same experience. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. The install is small at roughly 2 GB. At 4 GB, VRAM is a non issue for BBQ Simulator: The Squad. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
BBQ Simulator: The Squad is light on hardware. Its minimum, GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2 GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 460 (2 GB VRAM) or higher, 8 GB RAM, about 2 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 | Comfortable | 3.27x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 1.84x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.82x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 BBQ Simulator: The Squad'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 BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
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What are the minimum system requirements for BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 with 3,1 GHz or AMD FX-8150 with 3,6 GHz or higher; GPU: GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2 GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon RX 460 (2 GB VRAM) or higher; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-Bit.
How much storage does BBQ Simulator: The Squad need?
BBQ Simulator: The Squad needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
The RTX 3060 runs BBQ Simulator: The Squad comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for BBQ Simulator: The Squad?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for BBQ Simulator: The Squad is the GPU.