After the Wane
- Developer
- Nova-Box
- Publisher
- Nova-Box
- Released
- 31 December 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Genres: adventure , indie , visual novel
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Best gaming PC for After the Wane in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for After the Wane today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Nova-Box on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 / later (64bits only) | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 / later (64bits only) |
| CPU | 2.0 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support) | 2.6 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support) |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM | Integrated or dedicated graphic card with 512MB of VRAM |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run After the Wane?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 2.6 Ghz (with SSE2 instruction set support) and your GPU is at or above Integrated, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.