Can I Run Sword of the Stars?
Released in 2013, Sword of the Stars is a casual indie game built by Kerberos Productions. It offers a single player campaign. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. Completionists have 187 achievements to work through. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Over 1 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. Its Metacritic score stands at 69.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Pentium 1.6 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | 512 MB DX compatible card |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows XP |
| DirectX | 9 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Pentium 2 GHz or equivalent |
|---|---|
| GPU | 1 GB DX compatible card |
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows Vista / 7 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Play is presented in two dimensions. Layouts generated at run time move the load onto the processor at the moment each new area is built. 15 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Sword of the Stars is demanding
Sword of the Stars needs only 1 GB of video memory. Sword of the Stars needs only 2 GB of RAM. It targets DirectX 9, an older feature level that almost anything still running will satisfy. Sword of the Stars takes about 1 GB of disk space.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Sword of the Stars?
Sword of the Stars targets a mainstream modern PC: 512 MB DX compatible card and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 1 GB DX compatible card 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 Sword of the Stars?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Sword of the Stars?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Pentium 1.6 GHz or equivalent; GPU: 512 MB DX compatible card; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows XP.
How much storage does Sword of the Stars need?
Sword of the Stars needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Sword of the Stars?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Sword of the Stars is the CPU.