Pax Autocratica System Requirements - 40 GB and the Roadmap Ahead

Pax Autocratica publishes two Windows requirement tiers, and both ask for 16 GB of RAM and 40 GB of storage. The minimum tier is unusual in giving separate graphics targets for 1080p and 1440p, which is worth reading before buying.

The published minimum

Requirement	Minimum
Operating system	Windows 10 (64-bit required)
Processor	Intel i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600x
Memory	16 GB RAM
Graphics at 1080p	Nvidia GTX 1060 6G / RX 480
Graphics at 1440p	Nvidia GTX 1070 8G / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
DirectX	Version 11
Storage	40 GB available space

The resolution split on the graphics line is the most informative part of the tier: the same processor and memory are expected to hold at both resolutions, with only the card changing.

The recommended tier as published

• Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit.
• Processor: Intel i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or equivalent.
• Memory: 16 GB RAM.
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060 Super / AMD RX 5700 XT.
• DirectX: version 11.
• Storage: 40 GB available space.

Memory, storage and the DirectX version are identical across both tiers, so the effective upgrade is the processor and the graphics card. No frame-rate target is stated for either tier.

What the requirement text leaves out

• No macOS or Linux requirement list, since neither platform is listed.
• No resolution or frame-rate target for the recommended tier.
• No mention of store type, despite a large install and a sim layer that usually benefits from one.
• No Steam Deck compatibility status.
• No network requirement, matching the single-player tag list.

The missing SSD line is the practical gap: a 40 GB install on a colony sim with an FPS layer is the kind of game where storage speed usually shows up in load times, and the listing does not say either way.

How the tiers translate into practice

The two tiers describe a machine that is mid-range today. A GTX 1060 6G or RX 480 at 1080p is the floor, with a GTX 1070 or Vega 56 if you are running 1440p, and the recommended card is a generation newer on both vendors.

Because 16 GB of RAM is required on the minimum tier, a 8 GB machine does not meet the published specification regardless of its graphics card. That is the single hardest cutoff in the listing, and it is stated twice.

What the Early Access state means for requirements

An Early Access release can change its hardware floor as systems are added, and this listing publishes no roadmap, so there is no official statement about whether the requirements will move. The figures above are the current published tiers and nothing more.

That uncertainty is not a reason to ignore them, but it is a reason to keep headroom rather than aiming exactly at the minimum, especially on the graphics card where the 1080p and 1440p targets already differ.

Where to go next

The platform picture is on Availability, the systems are on How It Plays, and the beginner route is on New Player Guide.