Can I Run Xenonauts 2?
Goldhawk Interactive released Xenonauts 2 in 2026. It is a role playing simulation game, published by Hooded Horse. The game supports a single player campaign. Metacritic places it at 82. It carries 20 achievements. 11 languages are covered by the store listing. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. With more than 4 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. As a new title, the figures below were written against parts you can still buy.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GT 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R7 260X (2 GB) |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600 (quad-core) |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4 GB) |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| DirectX | 11 |
Verified from Steam · 9 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a fantasy world. Play is structured around a board the player reads before committing. 10 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Xenonauts 2 is demanding
The graphics requirement for Xenonauts 2 is light. Hardware around NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GTX 960 ( is enough, so Xenonauts 2 runs on machines never bought for gaming. Video memory is not the constraint here, at 4 GB. Xenonauts 2 expects 16 GB of system memory. Xenonauts 2 needs 64 bit Windows. Xenonauts 2 takes about 8 GB of disk space, SSD specified.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Xenonauts 2?
Xenonauts 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GT 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R7 260X (2 GB) and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GTX 960 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 570 (4 GB) for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.83x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.59x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.71x |
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 Xenonauts 2'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
Can my PC run Xenonauts 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Xenonauts 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core); GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce®™ GT 750 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R7 260X (2 GB); 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit).
How much storage does Xenonauts 2 need?
Xenonauts 2 needs about 8 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Xenonauts 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Xenonauts 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Xenonauts 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Xenonauts 2 is the GPU.