Can I Run Goblins of Elderstone?
Released in 2023, Goblins of Elderstone is an indie simulation game built by Outerdawn. It offers a single player campaign. There are 49 achievements to chase. It is localised into 11 languages according to the store listing. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. It carries 306 Steam reviews, a small sample, so first hand performance reports are thin.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Quad-core CPU Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060+ |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 0.39 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD, 2.5 GHz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 0.39 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 11 version 24H2 |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
Scores are deterministic, computed by fixed rules and benchmark tables, not written by an AI. How we score. Maintained by Farhad Ali. Spotted a wrong specification? Tell us.
Setting and environment
Goblins of Elderstone places its action in a fantasy world, and the player works through a city the player lays out. The load here grows with the save. An empty map tells you very little about how the machine will cope once the build is large. There are 22 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented in three dimensions.
Why Goblins of Elderstone is demanding
The graphics demand in Goblins of Elderstone is at the top end. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 outscores our RTX 3060 reference, and a machine that clears Goblins of Elderstone comfortably will clear most other things. DirectX 12 is named, so Goblins of Elderstone expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. Windows 11 appears in the requirements, which is worth checking before buying Goblins of Elderstone. The install is small at roughly 0 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Goblins of Elderstone at the floor and Goblins of Elderstone at the recommended tier are not the same experience. Goblins of Elderstone asks for 32 GB of system RAM, which is above what most machines ship with today.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Goblins of Elderstone?
Goblins of Elderstone is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060+ the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: RAM
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.64x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.36x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.16x |
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 | Below minimum |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Playable |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Playable |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Playable |
Each card is compared against Goblins of Elderstone'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.
Similar games you can run
See everything your PC can run →
Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Goblins of Elderstone?
Upload your DxDiag file to Idxdiag's free checker and get a component by component compatibility verdict for Goblins of Elderstone in seconds. No install required.
What are the minimum system requirements for Goblins of Elderstone?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Quad-core CPU Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060+; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2.
How much storage does Goblins of Elderstone need?
Goblins of Elderstone needs about 0.39 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Goblins of Elderstone?
The RTX 3060 can run Goblins of Elderstone: it sits around the minimum GPU requirement, so expect to manage settings.
What is the bottleneck for Goblins of Elderstone?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Goblins of Elderstone is the RAM.