PC Games That Need 16GB of RAM (2026)

16GB of RAM is the modern standard, and these games recommend it. If you are still on 8GB, this list is a good reason to upgrade.

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Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3
16GB RAM recommended
Half-Life
Half-Life
16GB RAM recommended
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
16GB RAM recommended
Hades II
Hades II
16GB RAM recommended
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
16GB RAM recommended
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV
16GB RAM recommended
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx
16GB RAM recommended
Blue Prince
Blue Prince
16GB RAM recommended
Street Fighter™ 6
Street Fighter™ 6
16GB RAM recommended
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
16GB RAM recommended
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
16GB RAM recommended
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
16GB RAM recommended
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
16GB RAM recommended
TEKKEN 8
TEKKEN 8
16GB RAM recommended
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
16GB RAM recommended
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
16GB RAM recommended
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
16GB RAM recommended
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
16GB RAM recommended
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III
16GB RAM recommended
Balatro
Balatro
16GB RAM recommended
Dota 2
Dota 2
16GB RAM recommended
God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök
16GB RAM recommended
Factorio
Factorio
16GB RAM recommended
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
16GB RAM recommended
Guild Wars 2®
Guild Wars 2®
16GB RAM recommended
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
16GB RAM recommended
Lost and Found Co.
Lost and Found Co.
16GB RAM recommended
DAVE THE DIVER
DAVE THE DIVER
16GB RAM recommended
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
16GB RAM recommended
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition
16GB RAM recommended
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
16GB RAM recommended
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
16GB RAM recommended
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire
16GB RAM recommended
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
16GB RAM recommended
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
16GB RAM recommended
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
16GB RAM recommended
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time
16GB RAM recommended
The Séance of Blake Manor
The Séance of Blake Manor
16GB RAM recommended
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
16GB RAM recommended
Far Cry®
Far Cry®
16GB RAM recommended
despelote
despelote
16GB RAM recommended
Baldur's Gate III
Baldur's Gate III
16GB RAM recommended
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike
16GB RAM recommended
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source
16GB RAM recommended
Mewgenics
Mewgenics
16GB RAM recommended
LIMBO
LIMBO
16GB RAM recommended
Dragon's Dogma 2
Dragon's Dogma 2
16GB RAM recommended
Cuphead
Cuphead
16GB RAM recommended

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