Unfortunately while The Witcher 3 is too demanding for a 4GB system (it requires upwards of 6GB of RAM), The Witcher 2 works really well with just 4GB. If you’ve ever watched the Netflix series, you may have been inspired to check-out the Witches game series. Genre: Action-Adventure | Minimum System Requirements: OS: Windows 7, RAM: 2GB, CPU: dual-core 2.5 GHz, GPU: 512MB card The Witcher 2 gameplay screenshot (source: Jayvee) The game’s graphics do feel a bit dated nowadays, but it’s still pretty impressive – and the graphics have been improved since the game’s original 1999 release. Thankfully the game is simple to run, with just 3GB of RAM being required – and a basic 2-core CPU. This game isn’t for you if you prefer single-player modes, since it is pretty much exclusively a play-with-friends (or random players online) experience. While it was released a while ago, its graphics are still pretty good and it is still going strong and attracting regular updates. It’s free to play, too, so you can dive right in today. This fantasy-based MMORPG was originally released in 1999/2000, and it has been updated with 30 expansions and hundreds of updates. While there are loads of online RPG games nowadays, EverQuest is considered one of the most popular ‘original’ MMORPGs. Genre: MMORPG | Minimum System Requirements: OS: Windows 7, RAM: 3GB, CPU: 2-core (like Core2Duo E4400 or AMD Athlon 4040e), GPU: NVIDIA 8800/AMD Radeon 2600 XT Game #5: EverQuest (2000)ĮverQuest fighting screenshot (source: Ion Blaze) 4GB of RAM should be fine for the foreseeable future, but you might struggle to play this game if you have lots of background apps open. One thing to note is that the game originally required just 2.5GB of free RAM when it was first released, but this has crept up to 4GB minimum as the game gets new features and updates. It is one of those ‘easy to learn/hard to master’ type games: you can learn to play it fairly easily, but mastering every inch of the game’s mechanics takes some time. This is the sort of game that can be easily played one-handed while you chill out, or you can get really serious and grind/build/fight away until your heart’s content. If you ever like grinding and crafting in RPG games like WoW, you will love Terraria. You can build, fight or simply explore a fairly large world. Terraria is another really popular indie game, although this one was released in 2011. Genre: Action-Adventure | Minimum System Requirements: OS: Windows 10, RAM: 4GB, CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, GPU: Integrated is fine Screenshot from Terraria game play while fighting Considering the game was released over a decade ago, it still looks pretty good – an impressive feat considering it can run with just 2GB of RAM. The game has a great mix of ‘lone-wolf’ shooting, squad tactics, vehicle warfare and more. That’s usually a good sign that a fairly recent 4GB machine will play BC2 without issue. You’ll also notice that the system specs recommend really old hardware (like ATI, who were purchased by AMD ages ago). This game, and the previous Battlefield: Bad Company title, work really well on lower-end systems – 2GB is all that you actually need. This FPS has both single-player and multiplayer modes, which was a big deal at the time because other (non Bad Company) Battlefield games only had multiplayer modes. I love Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – I played it for many hours when it first came out. Genre: Shooter | Minimum System Requirements: OS: Windows XP, RAM: 2GB, CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz, GPU: 256MB Card Like GeForce 7800 GT or ATI X1900 Game #1: Minecraft Bedrock Edition (2011)īattlefield Bad Company 2 gameplay screenshot (source: Gamematics) Read on for the full details of each game I recommend to 4GB gamers, but here’s a quick summary: Game (Click Title To Read More) I cover a wide range of games in this article, from indie games to big budget AAA games. You might need to dial down some graphical settings, or ensure that RAM-hogging programs like Chrome are closed, but they should work well other than that. As long as you aren’t planning on running loads of background applications, you can game just fine with 4GB of RAM.
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