Can I Run Distant Worlds 2?
Distant Worlds 2 is a simulation strategy game from CodeForce, released in 2022. Slitherine Ltd. published it. It offers a single player campaign. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Its Steam review count passes 2 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 4+ Physical Core CPU @ 2.5GHz (e.g. Intel: Core i3-8100, Core i5-750, Core i7-920 / AMD: Athlon 64 FX-8100, Athlon II X4, Phenom X4, Phenom II X4, Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1400, Ryzen 7 1700) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVidia GTX 760-equivalent or better, 2+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit only) and 11 (64-bit only) (The game will run on Windows 7 and 8, but these operating systems are not officially supported) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 8+ Core CPU @ 3GHz. |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVidia GTX 1050-equivalent or better, 4+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 (64-bit only) and 11 (64-bit only) (The game will run on Windows 7 and 8, but these operating systems are not officially supported) |
| DirectX | 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through a map at national or global scale. 8 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is in three dimensions.
Why Distant Worlds 2 is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Distant Worlds 2. NVidia GTX 1050-equivalent scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Distant Worlds 2 within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. The install is small at roughly 20 GB. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Distant Worlds 2 scales hard with the hardware you give it. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Distant Worlds 2?
Distant Worlds 2 is light on hardware. Its minimum, NVidia GTX 760-equivalent or better, 2+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant, 8 GB RAM, about 20 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 Distant Worlds 2'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 Distant Worlds 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Distant Worlds 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 4+ Physical Core CPU @ 2.5GHz (e.g. Intel: Core i3-8100, Core i5-750, Core i7-920 / AMD: Athlon 64 FX-8100, Athlon II X4, Phenom X4, Phenom II X4, Ryzen 3 1200, Ryzen 5 1400, Ryzen 7 1700); GPU: NVidia GTX 760-equivalent or better, 2+Gb VRAM, DirectX 11 compliant; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 (64-bit only) and 11 (64-bit only) (The game will run on Windows 7 and 8, but these operating systems are not officially supported).
How much storage does Distant Worlds 2 need?
Distant Worlds 2 needs about 20 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Distant Worlds 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Distant Worlds 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Distant Worlds 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Distant Worlds 2 is the GPU.