Zombies Aren't Real PC Requirements, Performance & What It Runs On

The short answer

Zombies Aren’t Real runs on Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit only. It is sold on Steam, needs 2 GB of free storage, and does not run on macOS or Linux. There is no browser or mobile version.

Official requirements

Straight from the Steam store page:

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10/11 64-bit	Windows 10/11 64-bit
CPU	4-core at 3.0 GHz (Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200)	6-core at 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600)
Memory	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
GPU	DirectX 11 with 2 GB VRAM (Intel UHD 620, GeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon R7 260X)	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Radeon RX 570
DirectX	Version 11	Version 11
Storage	2 GB available	2 GB available

The minimum set is genuinely old hardware - a 6th-generation Intel chip or a first-generation Ryzen, and an integrated Intel UHD 620 is explicitly listed as sufficient. That is a low bar for a game that renders a whole city district from above.

The developer’s performance tip

The store page attaches one line to the requirements, and it is worth more than the table: “Choose ‘Low’ in the graphics settings for a smoother experience.”

That is an unusually direct recommendation from the developer, and it tells you what the game actually cares about. Rendering thousands of buildings, street networks and moving dots across a whole city is the expensive part, not the visual style - the official screenshots show a flat, readable, low-poly map rather than heavy effects. Dropping the graphics settings costs you little visually and is the first thing to try before blaming your hardware.

Reading the FPS counter

The game shows an FPS counter in the top-left corner, and the official store screenshots capture it at 91, 90 and 120 FPS on whatever hardware the developer was running. That is a useful public signal: the game is comfortably above 60 in the developer’s own captures, and you can check your own number in the same corner without digging through settings menus.

If your FPS is lower than you would like, work through it in this order:

1. Set graphics to Low. The developer’s own recommendation.
2. Close background apps. An 8 GB machine at the minimum spec does not have much headroom.
3. Check the zoom level. The screenshots show both street-level views and full-city zoomed-out views; the zoomed-out view renders far more geometry at once.
4. Compare against the minimum spec. A GPU below the Intel UHD 620 / GTX 750 Ti / R7 260X tier is below the stated floor.

What it does not run on

• No macOS, no Linux. The store page lists Windows as the only platform.
• No browser version. There is no web build of Zombies Aren’t Real. Sites that offer a browser version or an APK are not offering this game.
• No mobile version. Same answer - it is a Windows PC game.

Extras that come with the PC version

The store page lists these as part of the Steam release: Steam Achievements (14, with 5 marked rare), Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing, adjustable difficulty, adjustable text size, camera comfort options, colour alternatives, custom volume controls, and the category “playable at your own pace” with no timed input required. The last group matters if you want to play without pressure - the game explicitly supports that, on top of its own pause and speed controls.

Controller support

The store page does not list controller support for this title, and the planning and battle menus shown in the official screenshots are keyboard-driven, with labelled keys for deploy, build, civilian commands, view modes and ready-up. Plan on keyboard and mouse.

faq:

• question: “Can Zombies Aren’t Real run on 8 GB of RAM?” answer: “Yes - 8 GB is the stated minimum, paired with a 4-core 3.0 GHz CPU and a DirectX 11 GPU with 2 GB VRAM such as an Intel UHD 620, GTX 750 Ti or R7 260X. 16 GB is the recommended amount.”
• question: “How big is the Zombies Aren’t Real download?” answer: “2 GB of available storage is required, according to the official system requirements on the Steam store page.”
• question: “Is Zombies Aren’t Real on Mac or Linux?” answer: “No. The store page lists Windows 10/11 64-bit as the only supported platform, and there is no browser or mobile version either.”