Can I Run Monster Train?
Monster Train is an indie strategy game from Shiny Shoe, released in 2025. Big Fan Games published it. The game supports a single player campaign. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy. There are 59 achievements to chase. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Its Steam review count passes 8 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Critics scored it 87 on Metacritic. It is not Windows only, with macOS covered too. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. 10 languages are covered by the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-4350 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 x64 Bit |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1080 (8192 MB) Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB) |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB |
| OS | Windows 11 x64 Bit |
| DirectX | 12 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from. Layouts generated at run time move the load onto the processor at the moment each new area is built.
Why Monster Train is demanding
Monster Train sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting GeForce GTX 1080 (, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Monster Train takes about 3 GB of disk space. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Monster Train scales hard with the hardware you give it. Its 16 GB RAM requirement matches what a typical machine already has. Monster Train calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. Monster Train names Windows 11, so a Windows 10 machine may need attention first.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Monster Train?
Monster Train is light on hardware. Its minimum, GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630, 8 GB RAM, about 3 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 great |
| 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 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 Monster Train'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 Monster Train?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-4350; GPU: GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 x64 Bit.
How much storage does Monster Train need?
Monster Train needs about 3 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Monster Train?
The RTX 3060 runs Monster Train comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Monster Train?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Monster Train is the GPU.