Alien Hordes
Alien Hordes has an FPSHQ demand score of 57/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Alien Hordes is a game by Dave Thomas. Steam release date: September 3, 2026. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6400.
Description
A lone space marine stationed at a secret weapons testing base on the moon finds himself the only thing between Earth and a full scale Alien invasion. Battle alien ships and ground warriors with multiple weapons. Play infinite level Arcade Mode or through many tough missions in Campaign.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- Dave Thomas
- Publisher
- Dave Thomas
- Release date
- September 3, 2026
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/5070050
Alien Hordes system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 or 11 64 bit. | Windows 10 or 11 64 bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | 8 MB ОЗУ | 16 MB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 12 |
| Storage | 500 MB | 1 GB |
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Alien Hordes and does it need an SSD
Alien Hordes needs 500 MB of free space for minimum requirements and 1 GB for recommended (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 11, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Alien Hordes 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 11, 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 Alien Hordes 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 | 215–330 | 175–270 | 100–160 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 200–305 | 150–230 | 85–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 185–285 | 130–205 | 74–115 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 170–265 | 120–185 | 66–100 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 160–255 | 115–180 | 62–94 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 165–255 | 115–180 | 62–95 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 155–245 | 110–170 | 58–89 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 150–240 | 105–165 | 57–87 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 135–215 | 95–145 | 50–77 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 145–230 | 100–160 | 54–83 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 130–210 | 92–145 | 48–75 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 130–205 | 90–140 | 47–72 |
* 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 Alien Hordes
Cards at least as fast as the Steam minimum (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6400). FPS is an FPSHQ model forecast for 1080p High, not a measurement.
- Radeon RX 6400 ≈26 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1650 ≈28 FPS
- Radeon RX 480 ≈28 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈61 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈62 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈62 FPS
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Can my PC run Alien Hordes?
Alien Hordes (2026): FPSHQ load index 57 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 76–120 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 74–115 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6400; minimum RAM: — GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 11, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 57 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 86 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 94 FPS model estimate
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