Can I Run Colony Ship?
Released in 2023, Colony Ship is a role playing game built by Iron Tower Studio. It offers a single player campaign. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Cloud saves are enabled. There are 70 achievements to chase. Over 3 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2 GHz Processor or better |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 4870 or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 17 GB |
| OS | Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 or better |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 17 GB |
| OS | Windows 10/Windows 11 |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a cyberpunk future, moving through a board the player reads before committing. There are 12 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from an isometric view.
Why Colony Ship is demanding
The graphics requirement for Colony Ship is light. Hardware around Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 is enough, so Colony Ship runs on machines never bought for gaming. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding. Colony Ship names Windows 11, so a Windows 10 machine may need attention first. Disk footprint is light, near 17 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Colony Ship?
Colony Ship targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 4870 or better and 4 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 or better 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 | 2.18x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.23x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.54x |
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 Colony Ship'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 Colony Ship?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2 GHz Processor or better; GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 4870 or better; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10.
How much storage does Colony Ship need?
Colony Ship needs about 17 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Colony Ship?
The RTX 3060 runs Colony Ship comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Colony Ship?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Colony Ship is the GPU.