Queen's Domain is out: PC requirements, which GPUs run it and Steam Deck
Queen's Domain launched October 30 on Steam with very low requirements: a GTX 760 or RX 560 and 4 GB of RAM minimum. Here is which GPUs clear the recommended spec, its Steam Deck status and what the first patch fixed.
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Queen’s Domain, the retro action RPG from Freshly Baked Games published by Future Friends Games, launched October 30 on Steam with good news for modest PCs: the minimum is a GTX 760 or an RX 560 with 4 GB of RAM, and it takes 1500 MB of storage. It costs $19.99 (€19,49 or £15.99), with a 15% launch discount running through launch week that brings it to $16.99. Before release it passed 300,000 wishlists, and the studio confirmed it is also coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5.
Steam pitches it as a retro-fantasy action RPG: you wash up on the Isle of Neasied looking for your father, fight with a stamina meter and use the Holy Sword Endu to fly between platforms. Steam Hype calls it “More than a Tribute to the King’s Field Series - It’s a True Successor”.
Queen’s Domain PC requirements
These are the official requirements from the Steam page:
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 760 or AMD RX 560 | GTX 1060 or AMD RX 580 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 quad core, 2.5 GHz | Intel Core i5 quad core, 3.5 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Storage | 1500 MB | 1500 MB |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
Both tiers call for DirectX 11. There is no native Mac or Linux version: the Steam page lists Windows only.
Which GPUs run it
Every popular GPU we checked clears the minimum. Here is how they grade against the recommended requirement, which is what canirun grades measure:
- GTX 1650 and RX 580: grade C (Tight). They clear the minimum and sit between the minimum and the recommended. Note that although the RX 580 appears in Steam’s recommended spec, on our benchmark scale it grades C.
- GTX 1060 6GB: grade B (Solid), right at the recommended.
- RTX 3050, GTX 1660 Super, RX 7600 and Arc B580: grade A (Smooth), comfortably above it.
- RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 4060, RTX 4070 and RX 9070 XT: grade S (Overkill).
If you want more games this light, check our list of games for low-end PCs.
One practical note: patch 1.01.01 arrived on October 31 and fixes a soft lock in Pit of Despair, a freeze when weapons evolve, the Executioner door getting stuck and a Mimic freeze bug. These are bug fixes, not performance changes.
What about Steam Deck?
Valve rates it Verified. The studio also announced it is Verified on Steam Machine, and said its testers played hundreds of hours on their Decks during development. Details are on Queen’s Domain on Steam Deck.
Can your PC run Queen’s Domain?
Here is how your setup grades against Queen’s Domain’s recommended spec:
| Game | Rec. GPU score | Rec. RAM | Min. RAM | Your PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Domain | 9,500 | 6 GB | 4 GB | ? |
The full game page shows the exact grade for your GPU and RAM.
Sources: Queen’s Domain on Steam, Steam: launch, Steam: launch pricing, Steam: Steam Deck Verified, Steam: patch 1.01.01
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