Foundry
- Developer
- MEDER Dynamics
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- 02 May 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
- UK price
- £26.99
Platforms: PC
Foundry is a first-person base building game set in an endless procedurally generated voxel world. It places heavy focus on automation, conveyor belts & logistics management. The main goal is to automate the production of complex items to conduct research and unlock more effective and advanced technology. The game supports single- & cooperative multiplayer.
Best gaming PC for Foundry in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Foundry 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 Paradox Interactive 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 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11 |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-2120 | AMD® FX™ 6350 | Intel® Core™ i5-4690K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 660 (2GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 460 (2GB) | ASUS® ROG Ally | AMD® Radeon™ Vega 8 | Intel® Iris® Xe | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A750 (8GB, ReBAR on) |
| Storage | 0 GB | 0 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Foundry?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-4690K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2400G and your GPU is at or above Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 480 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A750 (8GB, ReBAR on), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.