The Most Demanding PC Games in 2026
The titles that punish even flagship hardware. Ranked by recommended GPU requirement — these are the games to benchmark a new build with.
42 games in this list · updated 2026
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Fortnite
Palworld
World of Warcraft: The War Within
Sons Of The Forest
Schedule I
Call of Duty®
Battlefield™ 2042
War Robots: Frontiers
Halo Infinite
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Satisfactory
Squad
Scrap Mechanic
Fishing Planet
BeamNG.drive
Rust
Cyberpunk 2077
Hogwarts Legacy
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Path of Exile 2
Black Myth: Wukong
Monster Hunter Wilds
New World: Aeternum
Last Epoch
Phasmophobia
HELLDIVERS™ 2
SCUM
Conan Exiles Enhanced
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Space Engineers
R.E.P.O.
Resident Evil 4
ELDEN RING
HITMAN™ 2
Metro Exodus
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Baldur's Gate 3
Black Desert
V Rising
System requirements at a glance
| Game | Year | Genre | Min RAM | Rec RAM | Min VRAM | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 2024 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 75 GB |
| Fortnite | 2017 | Battle Royale | 8 GB | 16 GB | 0 GB | 26 GB |
| Palworld | 2026 | Action | 16 GB | 32 GB | 6 GB | 40 GB |
| World of Warcraft: The War Within | 2024 | MMO | 8 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 128 GB |
| Sons Of The Forest | 2024 | Action | 12 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 20 GB |
| Schedule I | 2025 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Call of Duty® | 2022 | Action | 8 GB | 12 GB | 4 GB | GB |
| Battlefield™ 2042 | 2021 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 100 GB |
| War Robots: Frontiers | 2025 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 10 GB |
| Halo Infinite | 2021 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 50 GB |
| SCP: Secret Laboratory | 2017 | Action | 4 GB | 6 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Satisfactory | 2024 | Adventure | 8 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Squad | 2020 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 65 GB |
| Scrap Mechanic | 2026 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 0 GB | 30 GB |
| Fishing Planet | 2017 | Massively Multiplayer | 8 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB | 14 GB |
| BeamNG.drive | 2015 | Racing | 16 GB | 32 GB | 6 GB | 60 GB |
| Rust | 2018 | Action | 12 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 45 GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2020 | RPG | 12 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 70 GB |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2023 | Action | 16 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 85 GB |
| Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition | 2020 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB | 100 GB |
| Path of Exile 2 | 2024 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 100 GB |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2024 | Action | 16 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 130 GB |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 2025 | Action | 16 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 75 GB |
| New World: Aeternum | 2021 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 100 GB |
| Last Epoch | 2024 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 6 GB | 22 GB |
| Phasmophobia | 2020 | Action | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 21 GB |
| HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 2024 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 135 GB |
| SCUM | 2025 | Action | 16 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 80 GB |
| Conan Exiles Enhanced | 2018 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 115 GB |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 2015 | Action | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 65 GB |
| FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | 2014 | Massively Multiplayer | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 140 GB |
| Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition | 2022 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 60 GB |
| Space Engineers | 2019 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB | 35 GB |
| R.E.P.O. | 2025 | Action | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Resident Evil 4 | 2023 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | GB |
| ELDEN RING | 2022 | Action | 12 GB | 16 GB | 3 GB | 60 GB |
| HITMAN™ 2 | 2018 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB | 60 GB |
| Metro Exodus | 2020 | Action | 8 GB | 8 GB | 2 GB | 59 GB |
| Marvel's Midnight Suns | 2022 | RPG | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 60 GB |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 2023 | Adventure | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 150 GB |
| Black Desert | 2018 | Action | 8 GB | 16 GB | 4 GB | 80 GB |
| V Rising | 2024 | Action | 12 GB | 12 GB | 2 GB | 19 GB |