Cinder City asks for 64GB RAM in recommended PC specs
NCsoft's upcoming sci-fi shooter Cinder City is drawing attention for its unusually high PC memory requirements.
📍 The outcome
NCsoft's upcoming game, Cinder City, has launched its Steam page and revealed its PC specs. The game's recommended specifications call for 64GB of RAM, while the minimum requirement is 32GB.
The game's developer preview and new video were also shared, with Cinder City still on track for a 2026 release.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The story so far
NCsoft has launched the Steam page and released a developer preview video for Cinder City, an open-world sci-fi third-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. The game is currently on track for a 2026 release.
Coverage from PC Gamer, Wccftech, and VideoCardz emphasizes the title's hardware demands, noting that it requires 32 GB of RAM as a minimum and recommends 64 GB. Wccftech suggests this may be the first game to recommend such a high amount of memory.
Further details may emerge as the project moves toward its 2026 launch window, following the recent release of its Steam page and first developer preview.
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Who reported it (6)
- NCsoft’s upcoming post-apoc shooter Cinder City, still on track for 2026, launches Steam page and new video Massively Overpowered · 47d ago
- NC's Cinder City wants 32 GB of RAM as a minimum and recommends 64 GB. Yes, in today's RAM market PC Gamer · 47d ago
- CINDER CITY is The Division Meets Stellar Blade, With a PvE Twist Insider Gaming · 47d ago
- Cinder City’s Steam Page Is Out, and This May Be the First Game to Recommend a Staggering 64GB of RAM Wccftech · 47d ago
- NC Shares First Developer Preview for Open-World Sci-Fi TPS Cinder City MMORPG.com · 47d ago
- Cinder City asks for 64GB RAM in recommended PC specs VideoCardz.com · 47d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
What are the RAM requirements for Cinder City?
The game requires 32 GB of RAM as a minimum and recommends 64 GB.
When is Cinder City expected to be released?
The game is currently on track for a 2026 release.
What genre of game is Cinder City?
It is described as an open-world sci-fi third-person shooter (TPS) and a post-apocalyptic shooter.
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