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Can you run Project Zomboid? PC requirements and settings

Project Zomboid, by The Indie Stone (Indie, RPG, Simulation), came out on Steam on November 8, 2013. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.

Minimum cardDedicated graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM minimum, OpenGL 2.1 and GLSL 1.2 support (generally 2012 or newer)
Recommended RAM8 GB

Estimate per graphics card

No frame-rate estimate for this game

The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both the minimum and the recommended specs. Rather than an invented number, we give none. ORION does the maths on your own PC, with your card, processor and screen, then measures the real frame rate while you play.

Official specs

Minimum and recommended requirements

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / 11 - 64 Bit
Processor
Intel 2.77GHz Quad-core
Memory
8Gb Ram
Graphics
Dedicated graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM minimum, OpenGL 2.1 and GLSL 1.2 support (generally 2012 or newer)
Storage
10Gb

Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.

Where to buy

Buy Project Zomboid

The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.

On your PC

The same estimate with your own hardware, and the settings applied for you

ORION is a free game launcher for Windows. It reads your graphics card, processor and screen, estimates every game in your library, then measures the real frame rate while you play and sets the game up with its "Recommended" profile. No account, no ads.

Questions

Project Zomboid at a glance

Which graphics card do I need for Project Zomboid at 1080p?

Minimum: Dedicated graphics card with 4 GB of VRAM minimum, OpenGL 2.1 and GLSL 1.2 support (generally 2012 or newer). The official page does not name a specific graphics card for both minimum and recommended specs, so we give no frame-rate estimate for this game. ORION does the maths on your own PC.

How much RAM does Project Zomboid need?

The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM.

How much storage does Project Zomboid take?

The official page asks for 10Gb of storage.

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