{"id":2175,"date":"2026-04-15T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamermarkt.com\/blog\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2026-10-26T08:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T05:53:51","slug":"best-low-spec-pc-games-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamermarkt.com\/blog\/best-low-spec-pc-games-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best low-spec PC games by Steam minimum specs: graphics, RAM, storage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated 26 October 2026: every minimum spec was re-read from the Steam store pages, and the list is now grouped by what a weak PC lacks (a graphics card, disk space, RAM). Several figures in the old list were out of date, among them Vampire Survivors’ storage, Hollow Knight’s graphics card, Hades II’s RAM and Valheim’s requirements. The sales figure for Slay the Spire 2 and the performance tips were removed because no source backed them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The games with the lowest requirements on Steam are the ones whose store sheet asks for 1 to 2 GB of RAM and a few hundred megabytes of disk space: Papers, Please (100 MB), Mount & Blade: Warband (100 MB), Balatro (150 MB), Terraria (200 MB), Undertale (200 MB) and Brotato (200 MB). Balatro, Into the Breach, Celeste and Portal 2 list Intel or integrated graphics in their minimum spec. The figures below are the developers’ minimum requirements on the Steam store pages as they read on 26 October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games whose Steam sheet names integrated graphics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A game that lists an Intel graphics chip or “integrated graphics” in its minimum spec is built to start without a graphics card. Seven games in the table say so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game<\/th>Graphics on the Steam sheet<\/th>RAM<\/th>Storage<\/th>US price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Balatro<\/td>OpenGL 2.1 compatible, integrated graphics<\/td>1 GB<\/td>150 MB<\/td>$\u00a014.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Into the Breach<\/td>OpenGL 2.1, Intel HD 3000 or better<\/td>1 GB<\/td>400 MB<\/td>$\u00a014.99, $\u00a06.29 on sale<\/td><\/tr>\n
Celeste<\/td>Intel HD 4000<\/td>2 GB<\/td>1,200 MB<\/td>$\u00a019.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Portal 2<\/td>128 MB card, Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher<\/td>2 GB<\/td>8 GB<\/td>$\u00a09.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Factorio<\/td>GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730<\/td>8 GB<\/td>5 GB<\/td>$\u00a035.00<\/td><\/tr>\n
Hades II<\/td>GTX 950, Radeon R7 360 or Intel HD Graphics 630<\/td>8 GB<\/td>11 GB<\/td>$\u00a029.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Euro Truck Simulator 2<\/td>GTX 660, RX 460 or Intel HD 630 (2 GB VRAM)<\/td>8 GB<\/td>25 GB<\/td>$\u00a019.99<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The sheet is the developer’s minimum. It states no resolution or frame rate, so a game that lists an Intel chip starts on that chip without a promise about smoothness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smallest installs for a hard drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

None of the games in this post lists an SSD in its Steam sheet, and the sheets give only the free space. These are the smallest installs among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Game<\/th>Storage<\/th>RAM<\/th>US price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Papers, Please<\/td>100 MB<\/td>2 GB<\/td>$\u00a09.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Mount & Blade: Warband<\/td>100 MB<\/td>512 MB<\/td>$\u00a019.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Balatro<\/td>150 MB<\/td>1 GB<\/td>$\u00a014.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Terraria<\/td>200 MB<\/td>2.5 GB<\/td>$\u00a09.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Undertale<\/td>200 MB<\/td>2 GB<\/td>$\u00a09.99, $\u00a02.49 on sale<\/td><\/tr>\n
Brotato<\/td>200 MB<\/td>4 GB<\/td>$\u00a04.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Hotline Miami<\/td>250 MB<\/td>512 MB<\/td>$\u00a09.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Stardew Valley<\/td>500 MB<\/td>2 GB<\/td>$\u00a014.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Dead Cells<\/td>500 MB<\/td>2 GB<\/td>$\u00a024.99, $\u00a012.49 on sale<\/td><\/tr>\n
Vampire Survivors<\/td>2,500 MB<\/td>1 GB<\/td>$\u00a04.99<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The free games are larger. Team Fortress 2<\/a> asks for 512 MB of RAM and 15 GB of storage, and Counter-Strike 2 asks for 8 GB of RAM and 85 GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Survival games on modest hardware<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Game<\/th>RAM<\/th>Graphics<\/th>Storage<\/th>US price<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
Don’t Starve Together<\/td>1 GB<\/td>Radeon HD 5450, 256 MB<\/td>3 GB<\/td>$\u00a014.99, $\u00a05.09 on sale<\/td><\/tr>\n
Valheim<\/td>8 GB<\/td>GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970<\/td>1 GB<\/td>$\u00a029.99<\/td><\/tr>\n
Project Zomboid (early access)<\/td>8 GB<\/td>Dedicated card with 4 GB of VRAM<\/td>10 GB<\/td>$\u00a024.99<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Valheim store page<\/a> lists 9 September 2026 as the release date and 8 GB of RAM. Older lists that quote a GTX 1050 Ti or less no longer match the sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metroidvanias and other popular picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hollow Knight and Hollow Knight: Silksong both list an Intel Core i3-3240 or AMD FX-4300, 4 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 560 Ti or Radeon HD 7750 with 1 GB; storage is 9 GB and 8 GB. Dead Cells asks for 2 GB of RAM and a GTS 450 or Radeon HD 5750 class card. Silksong costs $\u00a019.99 and Hollow Knight $\u00a014.99 on Steam. Check your own RAM and graphics card in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool<\/a> that comes with Windows, and compare them with the sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What are the best low-spec PC games for integrated graphics?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Steam sheets that name integrated or Intel graphics belong to Balatro (integrated graphics), Into the Breach (Intel HD 3000), Celeste (Intel HD 4000) and Portal 2 (Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher). Hades II, Factorio and Euro Truck Simulator 2 name newer Intel chips but ask for 8 GB of RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can a PC with 4 GB of RAM play these games?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, for the games in the first two tables: their Steam sheets ask for 512 MB to 4 GB of RAM. Hades II, Valheim, Factorio and Euro Truck Simulator 2 list 8 GB as the minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which Steam games have the smallest install size?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On 26 October 2026 the smallest Steam sheets in this list are Papers, Please and Mount & Blade: Warband at 100 MB, then Balatro at 150 MB and Terraria, Undertale and Brotato at 200 MB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does a game that runs on integrated graphics need an SSD?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

None of the Steam sheets in this post lists an SSD. They state only the free disk space, so a hard drive meets the listed requirement for all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there free low-spec games on Steam?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Team Fortress 2 is free and lists 512 MB of RAM and 15 GB of storage. Brawlhalla is free and lists 2 GB of RAM and 800 MB of storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n