Avorion: PC requirements and the PC you need

About Avorion

Avorion is a space sandbox from Boxelware in which you design your own ships from blocks that can be stretched to any size. You start at the edge of a galaxy and work towards its centre, mining, trading, salvaging and fighting, while building up a fleet and even your own faction to deal with a mysterious threat. It can be played alone, in online or LAN co-op, or against other players, and it supports Steam Workshop mods. The makers recommend a GTX 1050 or RX 460 and 6 GB of memory, so any of our gaming PCs handles it easily.

What Avorion needs

In plain words: to play at all it needs basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, and to play it well the makers suggest basic graphics: built-in graphics on a modern processor, or an old entry-level card, with 6GB of memory.

A low-spec PC or a high-spec PC?

This is a light game: almost any of our gaming PCs will run it comfortably at high settings.

On a PC that only just meets the minimum, the game will start and play, but on low settings: simpler shadows and textures, shorter view distances and fewer frames each second, so fast moments can feel less smooth. A 1080p screen is the sensible match.

On a PC that meets or beats the recommended spec, you can turn the settings up: sharper textures, proper shadows and lighting, more detail in the distance, and a smoother picture. A stronger PC also lets you use a sharper 1440p or high-refresh screen.

Questions about Avorion on PC

How we match: we compare the graphics card and the memory in each PC with the makers' spec, because those decide most of how a game runs. For very new or demanding games, ask us and we will check the processor too. More help: graphics cards explained, how much RAM, which screen.