Civilization: Beyond Earth System Requirements Revealed

Firaxis Games have revealed the system requirements for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth on Steam.

Firaxis earlier clarified that Beyond Earth would not have strategic view, a feature that originally allowed players to observe and play Civilization games with a bigger map. Strategic view did not just allow players to manage events in the map all at once. It also allowed them to run the game on lower end PCs, as detailed graphics were unnecessary on this view.

These system requirements reveal Firaxis has purposely planned the game for detailed graphics on mid range and high end configurations, leaving lower end PCs out entirely. Not only is DirectX 11 a requirement, the game also requires graphics cards at the level of the Nvidia 8800 GT, and these are the minimum specs. Other requirements are at relatively lower bars, such as 2 GB RAM and a 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo.

How do you feel about Firaxis’ design decisions? Will you upgrade your PC to playBeyond Earth? Read the minimum and recommended specs below, and share your thoughts with us in the comments. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth will be released to Windows on October 24, and then to Mac and Linux in the future.