Can I Run Gilded?
Aquila Interactive released Gilded in 2026. It is a simulation strategy game, published by Hooded Horse. It offers a single player campaign. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Cloud saves are enabled. The game ships for Windows alone. Steam lists support for 14 languages.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4670 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8300 (quad-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8 GB) |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-7600 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1300X (quad-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4060 Ti (16 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a historical setting. Play is structured around a map at national or global scale. The publisher supplies 11 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Gilded is demanding
The graphics demand in Gilded is at the top end. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti ( outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears Gilded comfortably will clear most other things. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Gilded at the floor and Gilded at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Gilded calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. The install is small at roughly 5 GB. Gilded needs 64 bit Windows. 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 Gilded?
Gilded is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4060 Ti (16 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16 GB)-class graphics card, with NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8 GB) the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.76x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.43x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.19x |
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 | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Gilded'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 Gilded?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4670 (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8300 (quad-core); GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (8 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8 GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit).
How much storage does Gilded need?
Gilded needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Gilded?
The RTX 3060 runs Gilded well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Gilded?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Gilded is the GPU.