Can I Run Exoplanet: First Contact?
Exoplanet: First Contact is an action role playing game from Alersteam, released in 2016. GrabTheGames published it. It offers a single player campaign. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. It carries 227 Steam reviews, a small sample, so first hand performance reports are thin. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Being over ten years old, its ceiling was set by the hardware of a different era.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 680 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 280X |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 290X |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 15 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
The game is set in the old west. Play is structured around one continuous open world. The view is from a third person view. There are 14 official screenshots to judge the look from. Continuous worlds put sustained pressure on memory and storage, and Exoplanet: First Contact can never assume the player will stop and let it load.
Why Exoplanet: First Contact is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Exoplanet: First Contact. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 290X scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Exoplanet: First Contact within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. The install is small at roughly 15 GB. Exoplanet: First Contact needs 64 bit Windows.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Exoplanet: First Contact?
Exoplanet: First Contact targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 680 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 280X and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 290X 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 | 2.7x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.52x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.67x |
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 Exoplanet: First Contact'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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Can my PC run Exoplanet: First Contact?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Exoplanet: First Contact?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350; GPU: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 680 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 280X; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Exoplanet: First Contact need?
Exoplanet: First Contact needs about 15 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Exoplanet: First Contact?
The RTX 3060 runs Exoplanet: First Contact comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Exoplanet: First Contact?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Exoplanet: First Contact is the GPU.