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Starbound — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Chucklefish · Released: Jul 22, 2016 · Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — Starbound
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| OS * | Windows XP or later | Windows XP or later |
| 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 | Version 9.0c |
| Network | Broadband Internet connection | Broadband Internet connection |
| Storage | 3 GB available space | 4 GB available space |
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for Starbound.
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