Aphelion
- Developer
- DON'T NOD
- Publisher
- DON'T NOD
- Released
- 28 April 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £21.42
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: adventure
Stranded on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.
Best gaming PC for Aphelion in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Aphelion 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 DON'T NOD 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 10 | Windows 11 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB / Intel Arc A380 6 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB |
| Storage | 55 GB | 55 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Aphelion?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.