Hello there, fearless leaders!
Before you play Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide, you should make sure your hardware is up to snuff. After all, you can't run the world if you don't have the proper equipment.
Check out the system requirements for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux below:
Windows
MINIMUM:
- OS: Windows® Vista SP2, Windows® 7, Windows 8/8.1
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB ATI Radeon HD 3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
- Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
RECOMMENDED:
- OS: Windows® Vista SP2, Windows® 7, Windows 8/8.1
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
Mac
MINIMUM:- OS: 10.9.5 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
- Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Beyond Earth Rising Tide (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 • Intel GMA series, HD 3000
Linux
MINIMUM:- OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260
- Hard Drive: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth Rising Tide. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!