The biggest listed storage requirement in this comparison is Wuthering Waves (150 GB), Where Winds Meet (130 GB), NTE: Neverness to Everness (110 GB). That is the first thing to check, because storage is the requirement most players hit before any other. This page puts the official Steam requirements for 21 free PC games in one place, mixing the October 4, 2026 (UTC) reading for the original 13 with a October 16, 2026 (UTC) reading for the 8 titles added since, so you can compare them before you commit an evening and a big part of your drive to one of them.
Not benchmarked. Every figure below is copied from the game's own Steam store page. A requirement line is a floor set by the publisher, not a frame-rate promise.
Storage floors at a glance
4 of the 21 games list a minimum of 100 GB or more: NTE: Neverness to Everness, Wuthering Waves, Where Winds Meet, Once Human. 11 list 70 GB or more. The chart shows the minimum storage figure from each Steam listing.
Storage figures can grow with patches, and some listings round. Treat the chart as the starting point, then check the live Steam page for the current number.
Minimum requirements, game by game
The minimum column is the lowest configuration the publisher lists as supported. Entries marked "not listed" mean the Steam page does not give that line.
| Game | Minimum CPU | RAM | GPU | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Online | Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2 | 4 GB RAM | DirectX 10-capable graphics card | 2 GB |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite | Intel Core i5-7500 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 | 12 GB RAM | NVIDIA GTX 960 2G or AMD Radeon RX 5500 or Intel Arc A380 | 70 GB |
| Delta Force | Intel Core i3-4150 / AMD FX-6300 | 8 GB RAM | Nvidia Geforce GTX 660 / AMD HD 7870 / Intel Arc A380 | 88 GB |
| Enlisted | Intel Core i3 or better | 8 GB RAM | GeForce GTX 660 or better / Radeon 78XX series or better | 49 GB |
| Infinity Kingdom | not listed | 2 GB RAM | not listed | 2 GB |
| Marvel Rivals | Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 / Intel Arc A380 | 70 GB |
| MU: Dark Epoch | INTEL i3-4330 | 1 GB RAM | INTEL HD Graphics 4600 | 800 MB |
| NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | Intel i5 4th generation or AMD FX 6300 or equivalent | 8 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750TI, Intel Arc A380, AMD HD 6950 or equivalent | 90 GB |
| NTE: Neverness to Everness | Intel Core i7-10700 (10th Gen) / Snapdragon X | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 GPU | 110 GB |
| Once Human | Intel Core i5-4460 / Snapdragon X | 8 GB RAM | Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 4GB / AMD Radeon RX 550 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 GPU | 100 GB |
| Project Entropy | Intel Core 2 Duo e6400 or AMD Athlon x64 4000+ (~2.2Ghz) | 4 GB RAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 4400 or better | 8 GB |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 | 8 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB | 40 GB |
| RAID: Shadow Legends | x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Arm64 | 8 GB RAM | DirectX 11 / Vulkan-capable GPUs | 5 GB |
| SMITE 2 | Intel Core i5-9400F / AMD Ryzen 4500U | 8 GB RAM | NVIDIA GTX 1630 / AMD RX 6400 / Intel Arc A380 | 30 GB |
| STALZONE | Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | 4 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 / AMD Radeon RX 560 | 50 GB |
| Throne and Liberty | Intel Core i5-6500 | 8 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | 63 GB |
| War Thunder | Dual-Core 2.2 GHz | 4 GB RAM | DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p. | 70 GB |
| Warframe | Intel Core i7 860, Intel Core i5 750, or AMD FX-4100 | 4 GB RAM | DirectX 11+ capable graphics card | 75 GB |
| Where Winds Meet | Core i7-7700K / Ryzen 5 1600 | 16 GB RAM | GTX 1060(6GB) / RX 480(8GB) | 130 GB |
| Wuthering Waves | Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) / Ryzen 2700 | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 570/Intel ARC A380 | 150 GB |
| Zenless Zone Zero | i5 Intel Core (7th Gen) | 8 GB RAM | GeForce GTX970 | 75 GB |
Recommended requirements, game by game
Recommended specs are the publisher's suggestion for a smoother experience, and several listings do not give one. Where a cell says "not listed", the Steam page leaves it empty.
| Game | Recommended CPU | RAM | GPU | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Online | Intel/AMD CPU with SSE2 | 8 GB RAM | DirectX 10-capable graphics card | not listed |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite | Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA RT X2060 or AMD Radeon Rx 6600 | 70 GB |
| Delta Force | Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500x | 16 GB RAM | Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 5G / AMD RX5500 XT / Intel Arc A580 | 88 GB |
| Enlisted | Intel Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better | 8 GB RAM | GeForce GTX 1080 or better / Radeon RX 5700 XT or better | 49 GB |
| Infinity Kingdom | not listed | 8 GB RAM | not listed | 4 GB |
| Marvel Rivals | Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Super) / AMD RX 5700-XT / Intel Arc A750 | 70 GB |
| MU: Dark Epoch | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | Intel i7 7th generation or equivalent | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6G, Intel Arc A750, AMD RX480 or equivalent | 90 GB |
| NTE: Neverness to Everness | Intel Core i7-12700 (12th Gen) / Snapdragon X2 Elite | 32 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6700 / Qualcomm Adreno X2 GPU | 110 GB |
| Once Human | Intel Core i7-7700 / Snapdragon X2 Elite | 16 GB RAM | Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 2304SP / Intel ARC A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X2 GPU | 100 GB |
| Project Entropy | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB | 50 GB |
| RAID: Shadow Legends | x86, x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, Arm64 | 8 GB RAM | DirectX 11 or newer / Vulkan-capable GPUs | 8 GB |
| SMITE 2 | not listed (64-bit required) | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| STALZONE | Intel Core i5-7400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 8 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 | 50 GB |
| Throne and Liberty | Intel Core i5-11600k | 16 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 | 63 GB |
| War Thunder | Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 or better | 16 GB RAM | DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher | 95 GB |
| Warframe | not listed | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Where Winds Meet | Core i7-10700 / Ryzen 7 3700X | 32 GB RAM | RTX 2070 SUPER / RX 6700 XT / ARC A750 | 200 GB |
| Wuthering Waves | Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) / Ryzen 3700 | 32 GB RAM | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/AMD Radeon RX 5700XT/intel ARC A750 | 150 GB |
| Zenless Zone Zero | i7 Intel Core (10th Gen) | 8 GB RAM | GeForce GTX1660 | 75 GB |
What the numbers imply
RAM is the quiet divider: 4 games list 16 GB as the minimum (NTE: Neverness to Everness, Marvel Rivals, Wuthering Waves, Where Winds Meet), and 3 list 32 GB as recommended (NTE: Neverness to Everness, Wuthering Waves, Where Winds Meet). On the other end, most of the 8 titles added since October 16 sit at an 8 GB minimum (Enlisted, Once Human, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, SMITE 2, Throne and Liberty), with Albion Online and Warframe lower still at 4 GB. A PC with 8 GB can sit inside the minimum for most titles here and outside it for the biggest ones.
Storage type matters in the notes. Marvel Rivals, Wuthering Waves, Zenless Zone Zero, Where Winds Meet, STALZONE, Once Human and NARAKA: BLADEPOINT all mention an SSD in their additional notes. Wuthering Waves goes furthest: the Steam page says "HDD Supported, SSD Recommended" under minimum and "SSD Required" under recommended.
Some listings publish only one tier. MU: Dark Epoch, Project Entropy, SMITE 2 and Warframe each give a minimum but leave the recommended line empty or generic (SMITE 2's only says a 64-bit CPU and OS are required).
Some listings are old in style. A few pages still name Windows 7 in their text. We did not verify whether those games run on Windows 7 today, so treat that text as the listing's wording, not as a support statement.
Check your PC before you start
Three checks answer most questions in under five minutes.
- RAM and GPU. Open Task Manager, go to the Performance tab, and read total memory and the GPU name.
- DirectX version. Press Windows + R, type
dxdiag, and read the DirectX Version line on the System tab. - Free storage. Open Settings, System, Storage, and confirm the target drive has the listed minimum free, plus a margin for patches.
If your CPU or GPU is not in the listing's list, compare the model class rather than the exact name: the listing names examples, not the only supported parts.
What a requirement line does not tell you
It does not give a frame rate, a resolution, or a graphics preset. None of the 21 listings promise a frame rate. A floor tells you the game is supported to run, not that it will run well on your screen.
It also does not cover launcher overhead, anti-cheat, or background updates, and it can change after a patch. Always read the live store page on the day you start.
Where to go next
If you are still choosing what to play, start with our map of the best free-to-play PC games. To see how players rate these games, read the Steam review ranking. For the money side of free games, see how free-to-play games make money.
Frequently asked questions
Do these requirements include frame rates?
No. The Steam listings give hardware names, memory and storage only. None of the 21 pages states a frame-rate target, so this page does not either.
Why does one game list a very high CPU as its minimum?
Publishers choose their own baseline. NTE lists Intel Core i7-10700 (10th Gen) / Snapdragon X as its minimum CPU, which is higher than most games in this table. The listing does not explain the choice.
Which free game needs the least storage in this table?
By the minimum storage figure, MU: Dark Epoch lists 800 MB, the smallest of the 21. Albion Online and Infinity Kingdom are next, both at 2 GB. Check the live page, because storage needs can grow after patches.
Is Foundation: Galactic Frontier in this table?
No. Its Steam page still shows "Coming soon" as of October 27, 2026 (UTC), so there is no released Steam build to compare.
Sources and method
Data: Steam Store listings. The original 13 games were read on October 4, 2026 (UTC); Albion Online, Enlisted, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, Once Human, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, SMITE 2, Throne and Liberty and Warframe were added from an October 16, 2026 (UTC) reading. Nothing was benchmarked or tested on a PC for this page. Last verified: 2026-10-17.
- Marvel Rivals
- NTE: Neverness to Everness
- Wuthering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Where Winds Meet
- Arena Breakout: Infinite
- Delta Force
- STALZONE
- War Thunder
- RAID: Shadow Legends
- Infinity Kingdom
- Project Entropy
- MU: Dark Epoch
- Albion Online
- Enlisted
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Once Human
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- SMITE 2
- Throne and Liberty
- Warframe
