Dumb Ways to Build
- Developer
- PlaySide
- Publisher
- PlaySide
- Released
- 10 September 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £6.40
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Dumb Ways to Build is a chaotic, physics-based co-op game. Team up with friends to assemble your crew and take-on dangerous construction jobs. With all the gear and no idea, work together to build your path forward, or die trying!
Best gaming PC for Dumb Ways to Build in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dumb Ways to Build 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 PlaySide 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 | Win 10 (64-bit) | Win 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | 4-Core / 8-Thread (i3-10100 / Ryzen 3100) | 6-Core / 12-Thread (Intel i5-12400, Ryzen 5 5600X) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GTX 1060 (6GB) / RX 580 (8GB) | RTX 3060 (12GB) / RX 6700 XT |
| Storage | 7 GB | 7 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dumb Ways to Build?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 6-Core / 12-Thread (Intel i5-12400, Ryzen 5 5600X) and your GPU is at or above RTX 3060 (12GB) / RX 6700 XT, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.