System requirements · PC
Starbound PC system requirements
Starbound needs at least a processor listed as “Core 2 Duo”, 2 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu”, on Windows XP or later.
For the recommended settings: a processor listed as “Core i3”, 4 GB of RAM and a graphics card listed as “Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c”. It takes 3 GB of storage.
Minimum and recommended requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP or later Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Core 2 Duo | Core i3 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu | Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c |
| DirectX | Version 9.0c Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Storage | 3 GB available space | 4 GB available space |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
How demanding is Starbound?
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Memory: Needs more minimum RAM than 5% of the 1,937 PC games with requirements we track (2 GB).
It is on our list of low-end PC games (4 GB of RAM or less).
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Storage: Larger than 17% of the 1,852 games with a storage figure (3 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 | OS 10.9 or later Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | 64 bit Intel CPU Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Storage | 3 GB available space | 4 GB available space |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
Linux and SteamOS
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Debian Stable or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or later Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
| Processor | Core 2 Duo | Core i3 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 256 MB graphics memory and opengl 2.1 compatible gpu | 256 MB graphics memory and opengl 2.1 compatible discrete gpu |
| Storage | 3 GB available space | 4 GB available space |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection Same for both: minimum and recommended | |
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