Myst and Riven developer Cyan is building a new first-person steampunk puzzle game. sky It clearly breaks high-end gaming hardware. The game has very strict system requirements, starting with at least 16GB of RAM, with a whopping 32GB recommended.
32GB is rarely needed. Only a handful of titles initially had his 32GB recommended requirement during development, including Forspoken, Hogwarts Legacy, and his PC port of Returnal. However, all three eventually changed their recommended requirements to 16GB or 24GB at launch. The same could be true for his Firmament, as the game won’t release him until May. However, if the game launched with his 32GB requirement, he would be one of the only games with such a high memory requirement.
Thankfully, Firmament’s 32GB requirement seems to be more specific than what the Steam page leads people to believe. PC gamerThe developers wanted Firmamenent to run as smoothly as possible, especially in VR. As a result, he decided to increase the memory requirement to 32GB, so that users have a better idea of what it takes to maximize the graphical fidelity of the game.
The developer says the game runs perfectly fine with 16 GB of memory and even supports the M1 Macbook Air with just 8 GB of RAM.
This is good news and means the game will run smoothly on mainstream hardware. Conversely, 32GB is a more “high-end” system requirement, aimed at users who want their visual quality settings to be as high as possible. Cyan’s explanation also proves why Valve should incorporate entry-level, mid-range, and high-end system requirements into its Steam page, rather than limiting its requirements section to only minimum and recommended requirements.
I’m not sure how demanding the game’s graphics are, but based on what the developer said, the game looks intense.The screenshots on the Steam page show very high-res objects, textures, and excellent lighting. The effect shows this well.
Firmament will be released 4 weeks after May 18, 2023.
