Can I Run Everspace 2?
Everspace 2 is an action adventure game from ROCKFISH Games, released in 2023. ROCKFISH Games both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. It is not Windows only, with macOS covered too. Its Metacritic score stands at 81. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Its Steam review count passes 11 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Completionists have 58 achievements to work through. Steam lists support for 13 languages.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected] |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4GB) |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected] |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB) |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 35 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in space and the vessels that cross it, moving through combat arenas. The publisher supplies 21 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented from a third person view.
Why Everspace 2 is demanding
Everspace 2 sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Everspace 2 asks for 8 GB of video memory, so VRAM capacity matters here as much as speed. Everspace 2 expects 16 GB of system memory. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Everspace 2 at the floor and Everspace 2 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Everspace 2 calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Everspace 2 needs 64 bit Windows. The install is small at roughly 35 GB, on an SSD.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Everspace 2?
Older hardware holds up here: Everspace 2 runs on modest graphics, with Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4GB) enough to meet the minimum. Add 8 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.03x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.58x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.26x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| 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 Everspace 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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What are the minimum system requirements for Everspace 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected]; GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
How much storage does Everspace 2 need?
Everspace 2 needs about 35 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Everspace 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Everspace 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Everspace 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Everspace 2 is the GPU.