Aetherial
Aetherial has an FPSHQ demand score of 53/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Aetherial is a game by Warm Milk Games. Steam release date: July 17, 2026. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280. It needs at least 8 GB of RAM.
Description
A believer. A missing hiker. An ancient forest that swallows people whole. Find what they left behind before dark - before the compass fails, before the silence takes hold, before she finds you. Psychological horror. No combat. No escape.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Warm Milk Games
- Publisher
- Warm Milk Games
- Release date
- July 17, 2026
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/1966390
Aetherial system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300 | — |
| Memory | 8 GB ОЗУ | 16 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 | — |
| Storage | 2 GB | — |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Aetherial and does it need an SSD
Aetherial needs 2 GB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 12, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Aetherial do not state a drive type — an SSD is not officially required; it only speeds up loading.
Source: official system requirements (the game’s Steam page), captured Oct 12, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
Tip: keep extra space beyond the listed size — updates are downloaded first and installed afterwards.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Aetherial on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 210–360 | 175–290 | 105–180 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 200–335 | 150–255 | 86–145 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 185–315 | 135–230 | 75–125 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 170–295 | 125–205 | 67–115 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 165–280 | 115–195 | 63–110 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 165–285 | 115–200 | 63–110 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 160–270 | 110–190 | 59–100 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 155–265 | 105–185 | 58–98 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 140–240 | 98–165 | 52–88 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 150–255 | 105–175 | 55–93 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 135–235 | 94–160 | 50–84 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 130–230 | 92–155 | 48–82 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
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Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Aetherial
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- Intel Arc A310 ≈22 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ≈22 FPS
- GeForce GTX 770 ≈24 FPS
- Radeon RX 5600 XT ≈61 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈65 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈67 FPS
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Can my PC run Aetherial?
Aetherial (2026): FPSHQ load index 53 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 81–135 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 75–125 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280; minimum RAM: 8 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 12, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 53 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 95 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 103 FPS model estimate
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