Directive 8020
- Developer
- Supermassive Games
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- 12 May 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: adventure
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
Best gaming PC for Directive 8020 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Directive 8020 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 Bandai Namco Entertainment 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 / 11 64-bit | Windows 10 / 11 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 / AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | Intel Core i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Directive 8020?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6800, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.