Can I Run Imagine Earth?
Imagine Earth is a casual indie game from Serious Bros., released in 2021. Serious Bros. both developed and published it. It offers a single player campaign. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. Its 804 Steam reviews make it a niche release rather than a widely tested one. Builds exist for macOS and Linux as well as Windows. There are 25 achievements to chase. 13 languages are covered by the store listing. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. At 5 years old it targets an older hardware baseline than most buyers now own. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Critics scored it 78 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 2 GHz or multiple cores with 1,5 GHz |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 11 compliant graphics card with 1GB dedicated memory |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
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Setting and environment
The game is set in natural landscapes. Play is structured around a settlement the player grows. Simulation heavy building games lean harder on the processor as the map fills, so late game performance rarely matches the opening hours. There are 20 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a top down view.
Why Imagine Earth is demanding
Imagine Earth needs only 2 GB of RAM. Disk footprint is light, near 1 GB. Imagine Earth needs only 1 GB of video memory.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Imagine Earth?
Imagine Earth targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX 11 compliant graphics card with 1GB dedicated memory and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Imagine Earth?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Imagine Earth?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 2 GHz or multiple cores with 1,5 GHz; GPU: DirectX 11 compliant graphics card with 1GB dedicated memory; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11.
How much storage does Imagine Earth need?
Imagine Earth needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Imagine Earth?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Imagine Earth is the CPU.