System requirements · PC
Ark Nova PC system requirements
Ark Nova needs at least an Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processor and 4 GB of RAM, on Windows 10 (64bit version only).
For the recommended settings: an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) or better processor, 8 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “Graphics card with DX11 or OpenGL 3.x capabilities”. It takes 2 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64bit version only) | Windows 10 or better (64bit version only) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G | NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) or better |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Not listed | Graphics card with DX11 or OpenGL 3.x capabilities |
| DirectX | Version 11 Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
| Network | Not listed | Broadband Internet connection |
| Additional notes | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Dire Wolf account required for online play Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Ark Nova?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 15% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (4 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 11% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (2 GB).
It is on our list of small PC games (under 5 GB).
Compared with the minimum requirements of every game that has a requirements page on gamekeys.deals. We compare memory and storage only: processor and graphics card names cannot be ranked reliably from Steam's text.
Other platforms
Mac
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS 10.15 | macOS 14 |
| Processor | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256 MB) or ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro (256 MB) | NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1 GB) or ATI Radeon HD 5670 (512 MB) or better |
| Storage | 2 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
| Network | Not listed | Broadband Internet connection |
| Additional notes | Dire Wolf account required for online play Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
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