Can I run Alien: Isolation?
Alien: Isolation (2014) is an action game and a light game for a PC. An entry-level graphics card from the last ten years is enough for good settings.
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Alien: Isolation system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 3.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 | AMD: Phenom II X4 955 - 4 Core, 3.2 GHz or Intel: Core 2 Quad Q9650 - 4 Core, 3.0 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 1GB (AMD Radeon HD 5550 or Nvidia GeForce GT 430) | 2GB (AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series or Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX660) |
| Storage | 35 GB available space | 35 GB available space |
Source: the official Alien: Isolation Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Alien: Isolation?
To play it you need at least integrated graphics (Intel UHD / Iris Xe) or any graphics card, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 class processor and 4 GB of RAM. For the recommended (high) settings: a GeForce GTX 750 Ti or faster, an Intel Core i3-6100 class processor and 8 GB of RAM.
Graphics card: minimum
- Intel UHD / Iris Xe (integrated)
- GeForce GT 1030
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Graphics card: high settings
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti
- GeForce GTX 960
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Processor: minimum
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
Processor: high settings
- Intel Core i3-6100
- AMD FX-8350
- Intel Core i5-4460
How common PCs do: GTX 1650 + Core i5-8400 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; RTX 3060 + Ryzen 5 5600 + 16 GB: 100%, high settings; Laptop with integrated graphics + 8 GB: 86%, medium to high settings.
Parts with the same speed (and newer, faster ones) work too. Laptop versions of a graphics card are usually a little slower.
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