PC requirements

Surviving Mars System Requirements

Surviving Mars needs at least 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent, 4 GB RAM and HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM graphics. For the recommended experience you want 5th Generation Intel i5 CPU or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and Geforce 750 Ti or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Surviving Mars minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor 4th Generation Intel i3 CPU or equivalent 5th Generation Intel i5 CPU or equivalent
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics HD 4600/Geforce 620/Radeon 6450 or equivalent GPUs with 1 GB of video RAM Geforce 750 Ti or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM
Storage 6 GB available space 6 GB available space
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Other platforms

Surviving Mars is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Surviving Mars on PC

Can my PC run Surviving Mars?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Surviving Mars need?
6 GB available space
What is the difference between minimum and recommended specs?
Minimum means the game starts and is playable, usually at 30fps on low settings at 1080p. Recommended is the developer's target for a smooth 60fps experience at high settings.