WheelMates System Requirements - Both Tiers and the Launch Date

WheelMates system requirements are published in two tiers, and two rows separate them from most indie listings: both tiers ask for DirectX 12, and both list a broadband internet connection alongside the single-player-shaped specs.

Minimum against recommended

The two tiers differ in processor, memory and graphics, and agree on the operating system, the API version, the network line and storage.

Component	Minimum	Recommended
OS	64-bit Windows 10 or 11	64-bit Windows 10 or 11
Processor	Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Core i7-10700K or Ryzen 7 3700X
Memory	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
Graphics	GTX 1060 or RX 580	RTX 3060 or RX 6600 XT
DirectX	Version 12	Version 12
Network	broadband internet connection	broadband internet connection
Storage	15 GB available space	15 GB available space

The graphics floor is a GTX 1060, which is high for a puzzle game and low for a 2026 release. It is the cost of rendering a detailed house at close range.

Why the network line matters

The network requirement is not a spec detail here, it is a design detail. The listing tags Online Co-op, so a machine without a connection loses that half of the game.

• Online Co-op is tagged, which is why broadband appears at both tiers.
• Shared/Split Screen Co-op is also tagged, so one machine can host both players.
• Shared/Split Screen appears as its own tag on top of the co-op tag.
• Family Sharing is tagged, separate from Friend’s Pass.
• No offline mode is described on the page.

DirectX 12 at both tiers is the other unusual row, and it is a genuine floor rather than a recommendation.

Storage and what is not in the table

Storage is 15 GB at both tiers, which is modest for a game with this much environment detail. Several common spec rows are absent from the listing.

• No resolution target is published.
• No frame rate target is published.
• No upscaling technology is named.
• No macOS specification exists, because no such build is listed.
• No note about download size versus installed size appears.

The launch date and hardware

The spec sheet applies from the launch date of Sep 1, 2026 onward. There is one build and one set of requirements, so there is no pre-launch or early access configuration to compare against.

If a machine only just clears the minimum, the two rows to check first are the broadband line and DirectX 12, because both are floors rather than suggestions.

Where to go next

The Windows-only build and the demo are on Availability, the online and split screen arrangement is on Co-op, and the store figures are on Cheat Sheet.