Can I run Castle Story?
Castle Story (2017) is an indie, simulation and strategy game and a very light game for a PC. It even runs on integrated graphics, so most laptops and office PCs can play it.
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Choose the graphics card, processor and memory closest to yours. Not sure? On Windows press Win + R, type dxdiag and look at "Processor", "Memory" and the Display tab.
Castle Story system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 7 and newer, 64-bit | 7 and newer, 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel or AMD Dual-Core, 2.2 GHz+ | Intel or AMD Quad-Core, 2.8 GHz+ |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | nVidia GeForce 440 512MB, Radeon HD 4450 512MB, Intel HD 3000 | nVidia GeForce 660 1024MB or better, AMD Radeon HD 7790 1024MB or better |
| Storage | 1700 MB available space | 1700 MB available space |
Source: the official Castle Story Steam page, checked October 2026.
Which PC runs Castle Story?
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 6 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: 95%, 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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