By what your machine can run

Games that run on 16 GB of RAM

1144 games · minimum requirement read from Steam on 5 September 2026

A standard modern gaming PC. Almost everything fits here. Every game here lists a minimum of 16 GB or less, so a machine with 16 GB can run it. This checks the minimum requirement, which decides whether a game starts. It is not a promise of a smooth frame rate, and it does not check your graphics card, which usually matters more.

The 30 most-played that fit

Ordered by how many people play them, so the list is a recommendation rather than a dump. Each links to its full requirements.

1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 85 GB storage
PC
2
Dota 2
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 60 GB storage
PCSteam Deck
3
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 40 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
4
Terraria
Needs: 2.5 GB RAM minimum
Nintendo 3DSiOSAndroidiPadAndroid Tablet
5
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 65 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
6
Rust
Needs: 12 GB RAM minimum, 45 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4Xbox One
7
Garry's Mod
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 10 GB storage
PC
8
Team Fortress 2
Needs: 0.5 GB RAM minimum, 15 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 3Xbox 360Steam Deck
9
Black Myth: Wukong
Needs: 16 GB RAM minimum, 130 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
10
HELLDIVERS 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 135 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
11
Apex Legends
Needs: 6 GB RAM minimum, 75 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
12
Left 4 Dead 2
Needs: 2 GB RAM minimum, 13 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCXbox 360Steam Deck
13
Stardew Valley
Needs: 2 GB RAM minimum, 0.49 GB storage
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPlayStation Vita
14
Cyberpunk 2077
Needs: 12 GB RAM minimum, 70 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
15
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 64-bit OS
PC
16
Dead by Daylight
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 50 GB storage, 64-bit OS
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPC
17
Red Dead Redemption 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 150 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4Xbox OneSteam Deck
18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Needs: 6 GB RAM minimum, 50 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
19
Baldur's Gate 3
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 150 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
20
Phasmophobia
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 21 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
21
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 64-bit OS
PC
22
War Thunder
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 70 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
23
ARK: Survival Evolved
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 60 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
24
Among Us
Needs: 1 GB RAM minimum
PC
25
The Forest
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 5 GB storage
PC
26
Warframe
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 75 GB storage
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo Switch
27
Payday 2
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 32 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck
28
Destiny 2
Needs: 6 GB RAM minimum, 105 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PlayStation 5Xbox Series X and Series S
29
Geometry Dash
Needs: 0.5 GB RAM minimum, 0.1 GB storage
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPC
30
Hollow Knight
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 9 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC

The other 1114

Also catalogued

1,114 more games under 16 GB RAM, not yet reviewed

None of these carry a review yet. The rest are catalogue records: title, year, studio and platforms, sourced from Wikidata. They are not indexed by search engines, because a record is not a review.

Valheim2021 · Iron Gate Studio · Open World, Sandbox · PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Decksource
Monster Hunter: World2018 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Action RPG, JRPG · PCsource
Dying Light2015 · Action Adventure, Action RPG · PCsource
Palworld2024 · Pocketpair · Action Adventure, Open World · PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Decksource
Project Zomboid2013 · The Indie Stone · Horror, Open World · PCsource
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout2020 · Mediatonic · MMORPG, Platformer · PCsource
DayZ2018 · Bohemia Interactive · First-Person Shooter, Horror · PCsource
Portal 22011 · Valve · Action Adventure, First-Person Shooter · PCsource
Dark Souls III2016 · FromSoftware · Action RPG, Open World · PC, Xbox One, Steam Decksource
Fallout 42015 · Bethesda Game Studios · Action RPG, First-Person Shooter · PCsource
R.E.P.O.2025 · semiwork · Horror, Roguelike · PCsource
BeamNG.drive2013 · Open World, Racing · PlayStation 5, Steam Decksource
No Man's Sky2016 · Hello Games · Action Adventure, First-Person Shooter · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5source
Marvel Rivals2024 · NetEase Games · First-Person Shooter, Strategy · PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Decksource
Bloons TD 62018 · Ninja Kiwi · Sandbox, Strategy · PCsource
Deep Rock Galactic2020 · Ghost Ship Games · First-Person Shooter, Horror · PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Decksource
Subnautica2014 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Action Adventure, Horror · iOS, Android, iPadsource
Raft2018 · Redbeet Interactive · Open World, Sandbox · PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Decksource
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition2016 · Bethesda Game Studios · Open World, Role-Playing · PCsource
Hearts of Iron IV2016 · Paradox Development Studio · Open World, Sandbox · PCsource
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition2020 · Rare Ltd · First-Person Shooter, Open World · PCsource
Sea of Thieves2018 · Rare Ltd. · Action Adventure, First-Person Shooter · PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series Ssource
Hogwarts Legacy2023 · Avalanche Software · Action Adventure, Action RPG · PCsource
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition2019 · FromSoftware, Inc. · Open World, Role-Playing · PCsource
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice2019 · FromSoftware · Action Adventure, Open World · PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox Onesource

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Common questions

Which games run on 16 GB of RAM?

1144 games in our catalogue list a minimum requirement of 16 GB or less, which means a machine with 16 GB can run them. The most-played is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This reads the minimum figure from each game's own Steam requirements, not the recommended one, because the minimum is what decides whether a game will start at all.

Does "runs on 16 GB" mean it will run well?

No. It means the game meets its own minimum to launch and be playable, not that it will hit a high frame rate. A game whose minimum is 16 GB and whose recommended figure is higher will run better with more. RAM is also only one part: the graphics card usually matters more, and this page does not check that.

Where do these requirements come from?

Each game's own Steam store page, read on 5 September 2026. Publishers write these themselves and occasionally understate them, so treat a game near the 16 GB line as "probably", not "certainly".

Other RAM tiers

Games for 4 GB RAMA tighter budget: old laptops, office machines and the lowest-end builds.Games for 8 GB RAMA tighter budget: the most common amount in a mainstream laptop or budget desktop.