🖥️ Aliens: Colonial Marines system requirements
Minimum and recommended PC specs (official, from Steam). Meeting "Minimum" means you can play; for smoother visuals and higher settings, refer to "Recommended".
🖥️ Can your PC run Aliens: Colonial Marines?
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| Requirement equivalent | GPU tier | CPU tier | Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | HD 2000 / 3000 series | Dual-core processor (estimated) | 2 GB |
| Recommended | GTX 560 / HD 5850 | 4-core processor (estimated) | 2 GB |
💻 Minimum
- OS *
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3
- Processor
- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
- Memory
- 2GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 8500/ATI Radeon HD 2600 (256 minimum)
- DirectX®
- 9.0c
- Hard Drive
- 20GB free hard disk space
- Sound
- DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Other Requirements
- Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)
🚀 Recommended
- OS *
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Windows 7
- Processor
- : 2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core Processor
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX560/ATI Radeon HD 5850 (512 minimum)
- DirectX®
- 9.0c
- Hard Drive
- 20GB free hard disk space
- Sound
- DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Other Requirements
- Software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, DirectX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only)
Source: Steam store page (updated 2026/10/9). Requirements may change after updates; check the store page before buying.
🎮 Can popular graphics cards run Aliens: Colonial Marines?
Intel UHD / HD 630 (integrated)
✅ Playable
Intel Iris Xe (integrated)
🚀 Smooth
GTX 1050 Ti
🚀 Smooth
GTX 1650
🚀 Smooth
GTX 1060 6GB
🚀 Smooth
GTX 1660 Super
🚀 Smooth
RTX 2060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 3050
🚀 Smooth
RTX 3060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 4060
🚀 Smooth
RTX 4060 Laptop
🚀 Smooth
RX 580
🚀 Smooth
RX 6600
🚀 Smooth
RTX 4070 Super
🚀 Smooth
RTX 5070
🚀 Smooth
Compares graphics cards only; your CPU and RAM must also meet the requirements. See Can I run it? for how it's calculated.