Stormforge is out in Early Access: price, content and which GPUs run it

Stormforge launched in Early Access on Steam yesterday, November 10. For the first week it costs $16.99, 15% off its $19.99 list price (€16,56 instead of €19,49, and £13.59 instead of £15.99). It is Roboto Games’ open-world survival crafting game for 1 to 8 players, where tornadoes hunt you down. If you played the demo, your progress carries over. On November 9 we covered which GPUs ran it ahead of launch and noted that it needs 16 GB of RAM even at minimum. With the launch, the studio posted the exact same specs again, so nothing changes for your PC.

What is in Early Access

According to the launch announcement, this is what you get on day one:

• 25+ hours of gameplay in a 75 km² world with 3 biomes.
• 4 types of deadly storms and 33 storm-enhanced creatures.
• 3 boss fights and 5 character classes, with 100+ skills to mix and match your build.
• 1-8 player co-op and 6 build mode sets.

Before launch, the studio also announced mounts you can get from the Merchant: Thunderhoof, Mistwolf and Galewing. There is also a Supporter Pack with the Grimguard Armor and the Chaos Glider, which saves you an extra 10% if you buy it together with the game. Steam will ask you to accept a new EULA the first time you launch.

Stormforge PC requirements

These come from the Steam page and match the launch announcement:

Both tiers need DirectX 11 and a broadband connection. The download is small, but the RAM leaves no slack: with 8 GB you are below the minimum.

Which GPUs run it

On canirun, grades are measured against the recommended requirement:

• GTX 1650: does not clear the minimum.
• GTX 1060 6GB: clears the minimum but grades D against the recommended, so it will struggle.
• RTX 2060: clears the minimum and grades C against the recommended, which is tight.
• RTX 3060 and RTX 4060: meet the recommended with a B.
• RTX 4070 and RX 9070 XT: run it smoothly, with an A.

Watch out for two AMD cards on the studio’s list. The RX 580 is named in the minimum, but in our data it sits below the minimum score. The RX 6600 XT is named in the recommended and clears the minimum, but against the recommended it grades C, so it is tight.

What about the Steam Deck?

Valve has not verified it yet. Our spec-based estimate gives it an F and puts it below the minimum, so it is worth waiting for Valve to test it. For now the game is Windows only, with no Mac or Linux version. The Stormforge Steam Deck page will update if the rating changes.

Can your PC run Stormforge?

Here is how your PC grades against Stormforge and ARK: Survival Ascended, another open-world survival crafting game:

Game	Rec. GPU score	Rec. RAM	Min. RAM	Your PC
Stormforge	17,050	16 GB	16 GB	?
ARK: Survival Ascended	22,650	32 GB	16 GB	?

If you are on the edge, the full game page shows which upgrade raises your grade the most.

Sources: Stormforge on Steam, Launch announcement, Mounts and new EULA, Price and roadmap