Cinder City just gave PC gamers a mild heart attack. The upcoming shooter from Big Fire Games briefly listed 64GB of RAM as a recommended requirement, a number nobody expects from a game running on an RTX 4060.
What Happened With Cinder City System Requirements
NC Corporation’s Big Fire Games revealed Cinder City this week as an open-world cinematic third-person shooter set in a fallen near-future Seoul. The reveal trailer generated plenty of buzz, but the Steam page’s system requirements stole the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
The original listing asked for 32GB of RAM as the bare minimum, with 64GB recommended. For comparison, most demanding AAA titles today sit comfortably at 16GB minimum and 32GB recommended. Cinder City doubled that expectation, and the mismatch got even weirder once you looked at the rest of the spec sheet.
The minimum specs called for a Ryzen 5 3600 and an RTX 2060, both reasonable asks for a modern shooter. The recommended specs jumped to a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, a high-end CPU, but paired it with only an RTX 4060, a midrange GPU. Pairing a top-tier processor with a budget graphics card made little sense on paper, and it fueled speculation that the listed specs were placeholder values rather than a true reflection of the game’s final performance targets.
NC Corporation Confirms the Error
Big Fire Games and NC didn’t let the confusion sit for long. The developers updated the Steam page and issued a statement admitting the memory figure was a mistake:
“We recently identified an error in the memory specification listed under the system requirements on our Steam Store page. The information has now been corrected, and the recommended memory requirement is 32GB RAM.”
The statement also noted that the listed specs reflect an early development build, and that final requirements at launch could end up lower once optimization work progresses further.
The GPU Requirement Went Up Instead
Fixing the RAM number wasn’t the end of the story. Shortly after the correction, players noticed the recommended GPU quietly changed too, moving from an RTX 4060 to an RTX 4070. So while Cinder City’s memory demands dropped back to earth, its graphics card requirement climbed to something more in line with a genuinely modern title.
That swap makes more sense from a hardware balance standpoint. An RTX 4070 paired with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 32GB of RAM reads like a realistic high-end gaming rig, unlike the original combination of a beefy CPU and a modest GPU.
Why the RAM Number Raised Eyebrows in the First Place
The timing made the original 64GB listing sting even more. RAM prices have spiked recently due to global memory shortages, and a 32GB kit of DDR5 alone can run buyers hundreds of dollars. Asking players to double that just to hit recommended settings would have made Cinder City one of the most demanding PC games in terms of memory, ever.
A handful of other titles do request 64GB in their highest settings tiers, including Escape from Tarkov, Seafarer, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Even so, three examples don’t make a trend, and most of the gaming community treated Cinder City’s original listing as an outlier rather than a sign of things to come.
There’s also recent precedent for developers walking back inflated specs before launch. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight dropped its recommended RAM requirement from 32GB to 16GB ahead of release, showing that early Steam listings often get revised as optimization work continues.
Should You Upgrade Your PC for Cinder City?
Cinder City still doesn’t have a confirmed release date, and the developers have made clear that the current requirements come from an early build. Players hoping to run the game at recommended settings should expect the final specs to shift again before launch, ideally downward as optimization progresses.
For now, the takeaway is simple. If you were bracing to buy 64GB of RAM just to play a South Korean shooter, you can hold off. NC Corporation says 32GB will do the job, and the studio has promised more accurate numbers closer to release.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Cinder City really require 64GB of RAM?
Yes, briefly. The recommended system requirements on Steam listed 64GB of RAM before NC Corporation corrected it to 32GB, calling the original figure an error.
What are Cinder City current system requirements?
The minimum specs call for a Ryzen 5 3600, an RTX 2060, and 32GB of RAM. The recommended specs list a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, an RTX 4070, and 32GB of RAM.
Why did the recommended GPU change from an RTX 4060 to an RTX 4070?
NC Corporation updated the recommended graphics card alongside the RAM correction. The change brings the recommended specs more in line with the high-end CPU already listed.
When does Cinder City release?
Big Fire Games and NC Corporation have not announced a release date for Cinder City.
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