The latest games today, on average, require you to have a PC with high specs. This causes a PC with low specs will not be able to play these games.
If your PC is low-end, don’t worry. There are still plenty of light PC games you can play.
I’ve rounded up the best lightweight PC games that are suitable for playing on PCs with 4GB RAM and below.
List of games below, some are free and some are paid.
1. FTL: Faster than Light
FTL: Faster than Light is an interesting space-themed game to play. Here, you will take on the role of the head of a spaceship.
You are on a mission to save the universe.
In this rescue mission, you’ll encounter a variety of unique, fun and different obstacles.
You have to find the right solution for each challenge. Blow up enemy planes, escape from enemy attacks, give orders to the crew, are some of the things you have to do in this game.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- RAM: 1GB
- GPU: 128MB VRAM
- Storage: 175MB
- Price: IDR 89,999 (Steam)
2. Terraria
Terraria is one of the most popular indie games ever released on Steam.
This game is a side scrolling type, so you can only move your character right or left.
Terraria will invite you to explore this game world. Not only that, you’ll find treasures and various items that you can collect along the way.
These various items can be used to make weapons, buildings, and machines. You will also meet enemies along the way and have to fight to defeat them.
Even though it has 2D graphics, this game is very fun to play and addictive.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- RAM: 2.5GB
- GPU: 128MB VRAM
- Storage: 200 MB
- Price: IDR 89,999 (Steam)
3. Half-Life 2
Do you like shooting action games? Maybe Half-Life 2 is for you.
This game will invite you to defend the earth from alien attacks. The aliens drain Earth’s resources, causing the human population to decline.
You have to fight against different types of aliens with different shapes.
This game will get your adrenaline pumping.
Not only is the story exciting and tense, Half-Life 2 is also supported by pretty detailed and realistic graphics.
Since this game was released a dozen years ago, now Half-Life 2 can be played on various PCs even with potato specs.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 1.7 Ghz
- RAM: 512MB
- GPU: All video cards compatible with DirectX 8.1
- Storage: 6.5GB
- Price: IDR 69,999 (Steam)
4. Baba Is You
For fans of puzzle games, you must try this one game, Baba Is You. This puzzle game which was just released in 2022 has won various awards.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game that is unique and different from most other puzzle games. Here, you don’t just solve puzzles.
You are free to tinker with the rules at your own pace. For example, you can penetrate an object by removing the stopping property of the object.
Each level, there will be some word blocks which are the rules of the game. You can tinker with these word blocks to achieve your goal, which is to complete the level.
It’s quite difficult to explain the concept of this one game, you have to try it yourself.
Baba Is You consists of 200 levels that are ready to drain your brain.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz
- RAM: 1GB
- GPU: Intel HD 3000, ATI Radeon X1300, NVIDIA GeForce 6600
- Storage: 200 MB
- Price: IDR 95,999 (Steam)
5. Don’t Starve
Don’t Starve, Don’t Starve.
The title of the game is a little strange, but it does describe the content of this game.
In this game, you will play as Wilson, a scientist trapped in a fantasy world. Wilson is trapped in this world of the middle of nowhere because of the devil.
For that, in this new world you have to be able to adapt and prepare various equipment to survive. Like wood to make camp, plants and animals to make food.
At night, you need to light a bonfire to protect yourself from the monsters that lurk in the dark.
You have to be able to survive while you find your way back home.
This PC adventure game is very fun to play. There are various interesting things in the game to continue to explore.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 1.7 Ghz
- RAM: 1GB
- GPU: Radeon HD 5450, 256 MB VRAM
- Storage: 500 MB
- Price: IDR 69,999 (Steam)
6. Dead Space
The best light PC game recommendations for horror game fans.
Dead Space tells the story of a group of spaceship crew who survived a terrible accident.
The survivors must try to protect themselves and the remaining crew from alien attacks.
The aliens seek and hunt for survivors. These aliens can get out and jump suddenly from the wreckage of the plane.
As a player, you may be surprised or surprised by their sudden appearance.
Dead Space was released in 2008, and successfully won the best action adventure award that year.
Currently, the game Dead Space has 2 sequels. Before trying the two newest sequels, I suggest trying Dead Space first.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 2.8 Ghz
- RAM: 1GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI X1600 Pro, 256 MB VRAM
- Storage: 7.5GB
- Price: IDR 282,000 (Steam)
7. Among Us
This one game went viral in 2022. So, it really deserves to be included in this list.
You may already know about the gameplay from Among Us or maybe you have already played it on your smartphone. Why not try playing it on your PC?
In this game, you will play with 4-10 people online or with friends via local wifi.
You and the other players will be in a spaceship ready to depart. However, beware because one or more of your crew is an Impostors who will kill all the crew.
The crew’s job is to complete all the tasks while figuring out who the Impostors are in the game.
The Impostors job is to kill all the crew, sabotage the plane, and must be able to hide his identity.
This game is very fun, once you try it you might be addicted.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
- RAM: 1GB
- GPUs: –
- Storage: 250 MB
- Price: IDR 39,999 (Steam)
8. To The Moon
To The Moon is a simple RPG game that focuses more on the story. There is no fighting or fighting in this game.
This game tells the story of Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts. These two doctors have a unique job of giving people a second chance at life.
They have a client named Johnny who is dying. However, they still don’t give up and try to reorganize Johnny’s memories.
In this game, you will rearrange Johnny’s memories like putting together a puzzle. And lastly, of course you have to grant Johnny’s last wish, which is to go to the moon.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 800 Mhz Intel Pentium III
- RAM: 512MB
- GPUs: –
- Storage: 100 MB
- Price: IDR 89,999 (Steam)
9. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
For those of you who are fans of open world games like GTA, but are constrained by high specs to play them, Sleeping Dogs can be an alternative.
Sleeping Dogs takes the background story of the criminal underworld in Hong Kong.
You will play as Wei Shen, an undercover cop to bring down the most dangerous TRIAD (criminal organization/mafia) in Hong Kong.
In this game, you will pretend to join the TRIAD group and carry out criminal activities while looking for ways to destroy them.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 2.4 Ghz Core 2 Duo
- RAM: 4GB
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT, ATI Radeon 3870, DirectX 10 compatible, 512 MB VRAM
- Storage: 20GB
- Price: IDR 199,999 (Steam)
10. Team Fortress 2
I want to close this list with the best free lightweight PC game, namely Team Fortress 2.
Team Fortress 2 is one of the highest-rated free games on Steam.
This game presents an exciting and thrilling shooting game.
There will be two teams in the game, namely RED and BLU. You are free to choose which team. There are 9 characters that you can use. Each character has strengths and weaknesses.
Various game modes are available, which makes this game always interesting to play and not boring.
Minimum Specs
- Processor: 1.7 Ghz
- RAM: 512MB
- GPUs: –
- Storage: 15GB
- Price: Free (Steam)
Conclusion
You can play all of the games above on a low spec PC, under 4 GB of RAM. One that might be a bit heavy is Sleeping Dogs, besides that I guarantee it’s smooth on your PC.
If it’s still heavy on your PC, try to check again what causes your PC to be slow. It could be due to dust, drivers that are not updated, and others.
Tips that you can also use to speed up your PC’s performance is to use a PC cleaner application or game booster.
Those are the recommendations for the best light PC games. Have fun playing and trying all the games above.
