{"id":126518,"date":"2026-05-07T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=126518"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:12:16","slug":"popular-games-south-africans-can-play-on-a-potato-pc-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/126518-popular-games-south-africans-can-play-on-a-potato-pc-in-2026","title":{"rendered":"Popular games South Africans can play on a ‘potato’ PC in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The prices of computer components continue to skyrocket<\/a>, making it increasingly difficult for South Africans to upgrade their older PCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, you don’t need a R30,000 gaming desktop or a GPU with 8GB or 16GB of VRAM to be able to play entertaining titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are plenty of great games that can be played on a ‘potato’ PC, across various genres – whether you just have an old setup, or you only have integrated graphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve compiled a list of many popular games which can be run on almost any Windows computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of the games on the list require dedicated graphics, most can run on as little as 2GB of RAM, and some don’t even need a full 1GB of storage space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The requirements for each game are listed as per its website or launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that while many of these games have low requirements of Windows 7 or even XP, the Steam Client from which you may download them only supports Windows 10 and later, as of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minecraft: Bedrock or Java<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Minecraft is an extremely popular multiplayer world-building game that can be played on PC or console. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Java edition was first released in 2011, while the Bedrock edition came later in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has a 4.7 out of 5 rating on the Minecraft website, across more than 842,000 reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The storage requirements of Minecraft vary significantly, and are not listed on the developer’s website. However, a minimum of 1-4GB is recommended for the base game, while each new world can require significantly more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bedrock minimum requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n