Night Machine
- Developer
- Cooler Games
- Publisher
- Caketown Interactive
- Released
- 02 December 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
We’ve just learned the Moon is a giant alien doomsday factory, which is kind of a bummer. You've been chosen to operate a spaceship into the core and destroy it for us. Think fast, adapt under pressure, and deploy powerful combinations as you fight your way through in this real-time card battler.
Best gaming PC for Night Machine in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Night Machine 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 Caketown 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 / later (64-Bit) | Windows 10 / later (64-Bit) |
| CPU | Quad-core Intel or AMD @ 2 GHz | Quad-core Intel or AMD @ 3 GHz |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GTX 1650 4GB or AMD RX 580 4GB | GTX 2060 8GB or AMD RX 5700 XT 8GB |
| Storage | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | Not stated | Not stated |
Verified 08 November 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Night Machine?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Quad-core Intel and your GPU is at or above GTX 2060 8GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.