Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique spells and faithful friends by your side to unfold the story of this platform roguelite with lightning fast combat.
Best gaming PC for Astral Ascent in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Astral Ascent today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Hibernian Workshop on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 7+ 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 965 | i3-6100 |
| RAM | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTS 250 or Radeon HD 5770 | GeForce GT 730 |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Astral Ascent?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to i3-6100 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GT 730, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.