Lethal Company PC Hardware Guide
Official requirements explained
The official minimum CPU for Lethal Company is an Intel Core i5-7400 at 3.00GHz, with a requirement for Shader Model 5. By today's standards that is an older mainstream quad-core, roughly in the older mainstream band of our tier list. That is enough for a game built around exploring interiors and working with friends. The minimum GPU is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, which sits in the older entry-level band (we use the GTX 1050 2GB as the reference).
The publisher did not list recommended CPU or GPU parts, so there is no official recommended tier to compare against directly. Using our own reference points, a comfortable setup would look more like a GTX 970 paired with a Ryzen 5 4500. That is our estimate from the data we have, not an official figure. System RAM is also not specified, so treat 16 GB as a practical starting point.
The listed storage requirement is 4 GB, and an SSD is not required. Any ordinary hard drive with enough free space can install and run the game, though loading will be slower. For most players the minimum tells you whether the game will start at all; what matters for day-to-day play is how your actual parts compare to these tiers.
Recommended builds for three budgets
The entry build suits players on a tight budget who want the game to run smoothly at a basic level. We pair an AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB. Both can meet the official minimum comfortably and handle everyday areas without much trouble. Aim for 16 GB of RAM, since 8 GB gets tight once Windows and the game are both running.
The mainstream build is the best fit for most people. Here we use an AMD Ryzen 5 4500 with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8GB. This combination should comfortably reach the official recommended tier and gives good value for players who want long sessions without spending heavily on top-end hardware. Again, 16 GB of RAM is the baseline, and 32 GB is worth considering if you stream or keep many browser tabs open.
The high-end build is for players who want headroom above the recommended tier, whether that means higher resolutions or heavy background work. We pair an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. This setup is far above the official requirements and should stay clear of bottlenecks even if you move to a higher-resolution display later. We suggest 32 GB of RAM so multitasking and mods have room to breathe.
Graphics settings with the biggest impact
In a game like this, which is mostly about interiors and exploration, the settings that usually cost the most are shadow quality, volumetric lighting and fog, and the density of objects and simulation. Shadows are often the biggest single drain, so start at medium or slightly lower unless your graphics card clearly has plenty to spare. Ray tracing, if offered, usually costs a lot for limited visible gain at this tier, so leaving it off is the sensible default.
View distance and reflection quality are worth tuning too. Lowering view distance rarely hurts the look of close-up interiors but frees up work, and reflections that are not prominent on screen can usually drop to low or medium without much notice. Texture quality mostly depends on how much VRAM your card has. If the VRAM is sufficient, high-ish textures are usually a good trade because they cost relatively little performance.
If the game offers DLSS, FSR or XeSS, these upscalers generally render at a lower internal resolution and reconstruct the image at your target resolution. Turning one on can give a useful performance margin, at the cost of some fine detail. Decide based on how the image looks to you, since we cannot provide specific frame rate figures.
Laptops and handheld PCs
Laptop graphics chips often share a name with desktop cards, but they are not equivalent. Laptop versions typically run at lower power limits and have less room for cooling, so the same name usually performs below its desktop counterpart. When buying a laptop, check the GPU's power setting (TGP) and the cooling design rather than just the model name. If your goal is to meet the official recommended tier, favour the higher-power variants.
Handheld PCs such as the Steam Deck or ROG Ally have a different profile from desktops, and performance and power management shift a lot with the situation. These devices usually reach a good balance by lowering resolution, choosing a lighter quality preset, and using upscaling. We do not have Steam Deck verification data for this game, so we cannot give it a rating on that platform. Test it yourself and judge from there.
Whether on a laptop or a handheld, long sessions can trigger thermal throttling. Keep vents clear, use a stable power source, and expect performance to dip if the device gets hot.
Storage and memory
The official minimum storage is 4 GB, but leave extra room for updates, temporary files and anything added later. A few gigabytes of spare space helps prevent failed updates caused by a full drive.
An SSD is not an official requirement, but it makes a clear difference to loading times. The game reads a lot of data when starting up and moving between areas, and a solid-state drive usually shortens those waits noticeably. If the game currently sits on a traditional hard drive, moving it to an SSD is one of the most direct upgrades you can make, particularly if you restart the game often.
For memory, the official recommendation is not listed, so our suggestion is at least 16 GB. Make sure the RAM runs in dual-channel mode by seating the sticks in the correct slots, since dual-channel gives more memory bandwidth and helps overall smoothness. If you run plenty of background programs or streaming software, 32 GB gives you more margin.