It's been in the works [[link]] . It's been wishlisted by . It's . And now the full system requirements for Manor Lords, everyone's most wanted city-building smorgasbord, have been released. And, huzzah, they're mostly very modest indeed.
For minimum support, publisher Hooded Horse says antediluvian CPUs starting with the Intel Core i5 4670 and AMD FX 4350 will do. Yup, [[link]] that's an AMD Bulldozer chip in the minimum specs list for a new 2024 PC [[link]] title.
On the GPU side, it's a mere Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2GB or AMD Radeon RX 460 4GB. Pretty much, then, if you've got any kind of gaming PC with an actual discrete GPU that doesn't date from the early Mesozoic, you're probably good to go.
Oh, with one possible exception. You'll need 16GB of RAM to hit the minimum spec. That said, RAM upgrades are pretty cheap these days. $30 will buy you , for instance.
Of course, it's not clear exactly what kind of experience that buys you. "Minimum" could turn out to be minimal. However, even the recommended specs are fairly heartening.
: The top chips from Intel and AMD.
: The right boards.
: Your perfect pixel-pusher awaits.
: Get into the game ahead of the rest.
That bodes very well for we mere mortals, the likes of us who don't casually spool up our RTX 4090s of a morning as our morning brew gently tinkles through the filter into the jug.
As we've noted previously, Manor Lords will be available on PC Game Pass on day one, so if you've already got a subscription you'll be able to try it without any further investment. In addition to Steam Early Access it'll also be on GOG, and a console launch is also planned further down the line.
We've been very impressed that have previously been released. So, here's hoping Manor Lords turns out to be worth the wait. And that it runs as well as the easy-going system requirements imply.