Can I Run Rivals of Aether?
Released in 2017, Rivals of Aether is an indie game built by Aether Studios. The game supports a single player campaign and cooperative play. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. With more than 33 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting. There are 36 achievements to chase. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Its 9 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 1.2GHz processor |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | 1.4GHz processor or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 |
| DirectX | 9 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a deliberately retro presentation. Play is structured around one on one arenas. It is played in two dimensions. 6 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Rivals of Aether is demanding
It targets DirectX 9, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. At 1 GB, system memory is undemanding. The install is small at roughly 1 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Rivals of Aether?
Rivals of Aether targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory and 1 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory for the recommended experience. 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 Rivals of Aether?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Rivals of Aether?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 1.2GHz processor; GPU: DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory; 1 GB RAM; OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10.
How much storage does Rivals of Aether need?
Rivals of Aether needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Rivals of Aether?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Rivals of Aether is the CPU.