By what your machine can run

Games that run on 8 GB of RAM

1084 games · minimum requirement read from Steam on 5 September 2026

The most common amount in a mainstream laptop or budget desktop. Every game here lists a minimum of 8 GB or less, so a machine with 8 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
Garry's Mod
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 10 GB storage
PC
7
Team Fortress 2
Needs: 0.5 GB RAM minimum, 15 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 3Xbox 360Steam Deck
8
HELLDIVERS 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 135 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
9
Apex Legends
Needs: 6 GB RAM minimum, 75 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
10
Left 4 Dead 2
Needs: 2 GB RAM minimum, 13 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCXbox 360Steam Deck
11
Stardew Valley
Needs: 2 GB RAM minimum, 0.49 GB storage
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPlayStation Vita
12
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 64-bit OS
PC
13
Dead by Daylight
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 50 GB storage, 64-bit OS
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPC
14
Red Dead Redemption 2
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 150 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4Xbox OneSteam Deck
15
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
16
Baldur's Gate 3
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 150 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
17
Phasmophobia
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 21 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
18
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 64-bit OS
PC
19
War Thunder
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 70 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X and Series S
20
ARK: Survival Evolved
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 60 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
21
Among Us
Needs: 1 GB RAM minimum
PC
22
The Forest
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 5 GB storage
PC
23
Warframe
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 75 GB storage
PCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo Switch
24
Payday 2
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 32 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck
25
Destiny 2
Needs: 6 GB RAM minimum, 105 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PlayStation 5Xbox Series X and Series S
26
Geometry Dash
Needs: 0.5 GB RAM minimum, 0.1 GB storage
iOSAndroidiPadAndroid TabletPC
27
Hollow Knight
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 9 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
28
Valheim
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 1 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PlayStation 5Xbox Series X and Series SSteam Deck
29
Monster Hunter: World
Needs: 8 GB RAM minimum, 52 GB storage, 64-bit OS
PC
30
Dying Light
Needs: 4 GB RAM minimum, 64-bit OS
PC

The other 1054

Also catalogued

1,054 more games under 8 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.

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
No Man's Sky2016 · Hello Games · Action Adventure, First-Person Shooter · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5source
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
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
Risk of Rain 22020 · Hopoo Games · Roguelike, Survival · PCsource
Paladins2018 · Evil Mojo Games · First-Person Shooter, MMORPG · PCsource
Ready or Not2023 · VOID Interactive · First-Person Shooter, Horror · PCsource
Undertale2015 · 8-4 · Horror, Puzzle · PlayStation Vita, PC, PlayStation 4source
Battlefield 20422021 · DICE · First-Person Shooter · PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Onesource
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011 · Bethesda Game Studios · Action RPG, Open World · PCsource
People Playground2019 · mestiez · Horror, Sandbox · PCsource

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Common questions

Which games run on 8 GB of RAM?

1084 games in our catalogue list a minimum requirement of 8 GB or less, which means a machine with 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 16 GB RAMMore headroom: a standard modern gaming pc. almost everything fits here.