Gloam
- Developer
- CORDYLUS
- Publisher
- CORDYLUS
- Released
- 01 March 2021
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £4.29
Platforms: PC
In Gloam, the player embodies a small candle which must in order to survive, steal light from other players. The confrontation is done via mini-games of logic and speed. The last of the 10 participants to still have the light wins.
Best gaming PC for Gloam in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Gloam 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 CORDYLUS 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 10 |
| CPU | Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 | Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 680 | GeForce GTX 980 |
| Storage | 0.7 GB | 1 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 13 September 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Gloam?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 980, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.