Can I Run Retro Machina?
Released in 2021, Retro Machina is an adventure indie game built by Orbit Studio. Publishing duties went to SuperGG.com. The game supports a single player campaign. With only 197 reviews on Steam, there is little community data on how it behaves across hardware. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Critics scored it 64 on Metacritic. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Its 5 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. There are 17 achievements to chase. It is localised into 11 languages according to the store listing.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 or AMD FX 6300 processor, 2GHz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GT 1030 or AMD RX 550 or higher series |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB HDD |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 3 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 or higher |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a fantasy world, moving through self contained puzzle rooms. The publisher supplies 10 storefront screenshots of these environments. The view is in two dimensions.
Why Retro Machina is demanding
Very little is asked of the GPU by Retro Machina. Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560 scores low against the RTX 3060, putting Retro Machina within reach of laptop and integrated graphics. The install is small at roughly 10 GB. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Retro Machina at the floor and Retro Machina at the recommended tier are not the same experience. At 8 GB, system memory is undemanding.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Retro Machina?
Retro Machina is light on hardware. Its minimum, Nvidia GT 1030 or AMD RX 550 or higher series, 8 GB RAM, about 10 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 | Comfortable | 3.7x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 2.08x |
| 4K | Borderline | 0.92x |
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 Retro Machina'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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What are the minimum system requirements for Retro Machina?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 or AMD FX 6300 processor, 2GHz or faster; GPU: Nvidia GT 1030 or AMD RX 550 or higher series; 8 GB RAM.
How much storage does Retro Machina need?
Retro Machina needs about 10 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Retro Machina?
The RTX 3060 runs Retro Machina comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Retro Machina?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Retro Machina is the GPU.