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Destroy All Humans!

Developer
Black Forest Games
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Released
28 July 2020
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£24.99

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: shooter , adventure

A remake of Destroy All Humans!, an action-adventure video game that stands as the inaugural entry in the Destroy All Humans! franchise. It unfolds in 1959 in the United States. The game satirises the lifestyles, pop culture, and political attitudes of that era. Players take on the role of Cryptosporidium 137, a member of the fictional alien race known as "Furons." Functioning as a Furon spy hitman, Cryptosporidium 137 invades Earth with the mission of harvesting human DNA to sustain the cloning process for his species. The remake features new missions, control schemes, upgrades, skins, abilities, and graphical enhancements.

Best gaming PC for Destroy All Humans! in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Destroy All Humans! today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic 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 10 (64 bit) Windows 10 (64 bit)
CPU AMD / Intel CPU running at 3.0 GHz or higher: AMD Kaveri A10-7850K or Intel Pentium DualCore G3220 or newer is recommended / Ryzen 5 2400G (for systems using an integrated GPU) IAMD / Intel processor running at 3.5 GHz or higher (AMD Ryzen 3 1300x or Intel Core i3 8100 or newer is recommended)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphics card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11.0 and Shader Model 5.1 support AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphics card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 12.0 and Shader Model 6.0 support
Storage 19 GB 19 GB
DirectX 11 12

Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Destroy All Humans!?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to IAMD / Intel processor running at 3.5 GHz and your GPU is at or above AMD/NVIDIA dedicated graphics card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 12.0 and Shader Model 6.0 support, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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