Can I Run Stars in Shadow?
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X science fiction strategy game. Explore the stars, settle distant worlds, and build an interstellar empire. Recover ancient technologies and negotiate with alien lea...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core 2.6 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core Duo 3.0 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA Geforce 400 Series or better, 1 GB RAM |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 3 GB HDD |
Single source, verify with the publisher 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.
Can you run Stars in Shadow?
Stars in Shadow is light on hardware. Its minimum, ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series or better, 4 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: CPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
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.
Find more you can run
See everything your PC can run →Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Stars in Shadow?
Upload your DxDiag file to Idxdiag's free checker and get a component by component compatibility verdict for Stars in Shadow in seconds. No install required.
What are the minimum system requirements for Stars in Shadow?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core 2.6 GHz or equivalent; GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series or better; 4 GB RAM.
How much storage does Stars in Shadow need?
Stars in Shadow needs about 3 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Stars in Shadow?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Stars in Shadow is the CPU.