r/lowendgaming

40K archived posts · May 2012 – Sep 2026

Low End Gaming

r/lowendgaming

In this subreddit: we roll our eyes and snicker at minimum system requirements. This is a community for anyone struggling to find something to play for that older system, or sharing or seeking tips for how to run that shiny new game on yesterday's hardware. Found a cool game that runs fantastic on a lower end system? Great! Do you have a guide for running a newer game below the minimum requirements? Share it! We help people with low spec PC builds, but TRY TO INCLUDE some relevant gaming too!

Created May 21, 2012

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In this subreddit we roll our eyes and snicker at minimum system requirements. This is a community for anyone struggling to find something to play for that older system, or sharing or seeking tips for how to run that shiny new game on yesterday's hardware. Found a cool game that runs fantastic on a lower end system? Great! Do you have a guide for running a newer game below the minimum requirements? Share it!

R/LOWENDGAMING RULES

Be helpful, friendly, and/or considerate when giving advice!
Do not accuse others of not being "low end" There is no strict definition for what constitutes a "low end" system or game.
All tech-advice posts must state your PC specs Running dxdiag or an application like speccy can help you easily figure out your specs.
Do not link to or encourage piracy Abandonware and emulation as a means of piracy both fall under this rule.
Self-promotion is generally not allowed YouTubers and game developers are treated on a case-by-case basis, and they must get approval from a moderator before posting.

HELPFUL LINKS

[Unofficial r/lowendgaming Discord Server](https://discord.gg/D37th3p)
Winners of the Best Freeware and Retail Fall 2019 Lowend Games
Winners of the Best Freeware and Retail Fall 2018 Lowend Games
[Winners of the Best Freeware and Retail Fall 2017 Lowend Games] (https://www.reddit.com/r/lowendgaming/comments/79ldbt/winners_of_the_best_freeware_and_retail_fall_2017/)
Winners of The Best Freeware and Retail Summer 2013 Lowend Games
Winners of The Best Freeware and Retail Summer 2012 Lowend Games
Master List Of Low-end Games
Official lists of games that support Intel integrated graphics
Notebookcheck.net
Cheap Low-End Gaming Curator Page (Courtesy of u/inyourarea)
Picking A Cheap Graphics Card for Your Low-End Machine
User test-runs his new Asus x205ta on a variety of games and posts results

OTHER GREAT SUBREDDITS

Join our official Steam group!

Thank you to some help by one of our users, I have reclaimed our old IRC channel!
irc.snoonet.com #lowendgaming OR browser-based access https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.snoonet.org/#lowendgaming

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