The Children of Clay
- Developer
- Balazs Ronyai
- Publisher
- Balazs Ronyai
- Released
- 21 October 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: PC
Genres: point and click , puzzle , simulator , adventure , indie
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Best gaming PC for The Children of Clay in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Children of Clay 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 Balazs Ronyai 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 Core i5-760 (4 * 2800); AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) | Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 550 Ti (3072 VRAM); Radeon HD 6850 (1024 VRAM) | GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM |
| Storage | 0.1 GB | 0 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Children of Clay?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200); AMD FX-4350 (4 * 4200) and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1050 2048 VRAM; Radeon RX 460 4096 VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.