Monster Train 2 PC requirements, FPS and best settings

Monster Train 2 on PC: the quick answer

Where Monster Train 2 ranks for hardware demand

How this game ranks among 937 modelled titles, and how that plays out for entry, mid-range and high-end cards.

We rate the graphics demand of Monster Train 2 at 28. That puts it above 80% of the 937 modelled games and firmly in the demanding band.

Behind the number is the publisher recommended card, GeForce GTX 1080 (8192 MB) Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB), converted to an equivalent 1080p High workload. That makes the score comparable between games, though not exact for any single one.

What it means by card class

• As an entry card, the RTX 5060 manages 135 FPS at 1080p, 87 FPS at 1440p and 50 FPS at 4K. Needs upscaling for 4K: close to 75 FPS with Quality DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling, 50 FPS without.
• For a high-end card we use the RTX 5080. It returns close to 316 / 204 / 117 FPS at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on High. Native 4K works here at close to 117 FPS, with no DLSS, FSR or XeSS-style upscaling needed.
• The RTX 5070, standing in for a mid-range card, gives roughly 231 FPS at 1080p and 149 FPS at 1440p, with 86 FPS at 4K. Comfortable at 4K on High, around 86 FPS before any upscaling.
• The RTX 5090, standing in for an enthusiast card, gives roughly 360+ FPS at 1080p and 324 FPS at 1440p, with 186 FPS at 4K. Reaches 186 FPS at 4K on High, so native 4K is realistic.

Its CPU score is 21, so it asks more of a processor than 21% of the games in our list.

System requirements for Monster Train 2

Everything Steam names for Monster Train 2, then what it means for real hardware.

Taken from the Steam store page; developers can revise these with updates.

How the published specs translate to frame rates

The minimum card, GeForce GTX 760 (2048 MB) Radeon R7 260X (2048 MB Intel UHD Graphics 630, is the floor Steam sets. In our model it manages close to 21 FPS at 1080p on Low settings, and 12 FPS if you push it to High.

The recommended card, GeForce GTX 1080 (8192 MB) Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB), delivers close to 81 FPS at 1080p and 52 FPS at 1440p on High in our modelling. That is above 60 FPS at 1080p, so the recommended spec reads as a comfortable 1080p target.

For the processor, Steam lists Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600. In our model a chip in that class can prepare close to 100 FPS in this game, so it will not hold back most mid-range cards.

Memory is listed as 8 GB RAM at minimum and 16 GB RAM recommended, with 3 GB available space needed on disk.

What graphics card does Monster Train 2 need?

Pick a target and see the card it needs in Monster Train 2.

The lowest card we tested that holds 60 FPS at 1080p on High is the GTX 1660 Super, and the first desktop RTX 50 card to do it is the RTX 5050.

Moving up to 1440p, the RX 7600 is the lowest card that holds 60 FPS on High, and the RTX 5050 is the first RTX 50 option.

4K is the hard case. With Quality upscaling enabled, the RTX 5060 is where the RTX 50 range first reaches 60 FPS on High.

The table covers NVIDIA, AMD and Intel cards. Add your own processor, memory and settings in the can my PC run it checker or look for a CPU bottleneck with the bottleneck checker.

Monster Train 2 frame rates: 28 cards compared

Estimated frame rates for 28 GPUs from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Switch resolution below.

Top to bottom, the RTX 5090 averages close to 324 FPS at 1440p (186 FPS at 4K) against 65 FPS for the RTX 5050 at 1440p. Where you land depends on the card and resolution you choose.

Full results table

All numbers are for the High preset with a fast processor. The last two columns use Quality upscaling (DLSS, FSR or XeSS, if the game offers it). Anything over 360 FPS is capped at 360+ for display. For a head-to-head, open the GPU comparison tool.

Is your graphics card good enough for Monster Train 2?

A verdict in plain English for twelve popular GPUs.

Verdicts below use High settings throughout. For older cards a weak result mostly means lowering the preset, since Low and Medium settings recover a lot of speed in our modelling.

Between the RTX 5060 (87 FPS at 1440p) and the RTX 5070 (149 FPS) there is roughly a 71% difference in Monster Train 2.

Resolution playbook for Monster Train 2: 1080p, 1440p and 4K

One plan per resolution, each aimed at a steady 60 FPS in this game.

1080p playbook

At 1080p, GTX 1660 Super, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 4060 hold 60 FPS natively on High in our modelling, so you can leave upscaling off and spend the headroom on settings.

Use the table as a starting point: it shows the highest preset that still reaches 60 FPS for each card at 1080p.

1440p playbook

1440p is straightforward on RTX 4060, RTX 5060, RTX 5070, which hold 60 FPS on High natively here, so you only need upscaling for extra smoothness.

Start from the preset that still reaches 60 FPS, then raise one setting at a time. The table gives the best preset for each card.

4K playbook

For 4K play, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, RTX 5080 clear 60 FPS on High without any upscaling on our figures, which leaves room to raise individual settings.

Use the table as a starting point: it shows the highest preset that still reaches 60 FPS for each card at 4K.

Upgrade path: what a faster card gains in Monster Train 2

What each step up the RTX 50 range adds at 1440p using the High preset.

The biggest single step in Monster Train 2 is RTX 5080 to RTX 5090, worth close to 59% at 1440p in our modelling. The smallest is RTX 5070 to RTX 5070 Ti at roughly 17%.

Each step costs more than the last, so weigh the percentage against the price. The gain in Monster Train 2 usually shrinks as you climb, which is typical of GPUs.

Compare options directly in the upgrade value calculator or the GPU price to performance calculator.

How much VRAM does Monster Train 2 need?

What the game is likely to want from graphics memory on High. Too little VRAM hurts smoothness whatever the GPU speed.

We put Monster Train 2 at close to 4 GB at 1080p High, 5.2 GB at 1440p and 7.2 GB at 4K. That is an estimate derived from the recommended graphics card, so treat it as a guide and leave some memory spare.

Dropping texture quality is the quickest way to save memory: stepping from High to Medium trims the estimate to close to 4.4 GB at 1440p.

What each memory size means for Monster Train 2

• A 6 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, tight at 1440p and short of memory at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• An 8 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and tight at 4K on High. Where it is short, Medium textures and upscaling are the practical fixes.
• 12 GB of VRAM reads as comfortable for 1080p, comfortable for 1440p and comfortable for 4K using the High preset here. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.
• A 16 GB card is comfortable at 1080p, comfortable at 1440p and comfortable at 4K on High. Memory is rarely a worry at these settings.

Check your own settings in the VRAM calculator and our guide on how much VRAM you need for gaming.

Monster Train 2 processor guide

What a range of popular CPUs can feed a GPU here.

On the processor side Steam asks for Intel Core i5-4670K / AMD FX-4350 at minimum and Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 recommended. Below, each CPU is scored for the frame rate it can feed in Monster Train 2.

Processor demand is low here, so a modest CPU is unlikely to be the limit in Monster Train 2.

The Core i5-12400F caps at roughly 212 FPS in Monster Train 2 in our modelling. Beyond that frame rate the CPU, not the card, sets the pace.

Check your own CPU and GPU together in the bottleneck checker and the system bottlenecks guide.

Which builds are balanced in Monster Train 2?

Seven real CPU and GPU combinations, and which part limits each one.

Every build in the table is graphics-limited at 1440p in our modelling, so the CPU can stay modest in Monster Train 2.

The best-balanced pairing is the RTX 5090 with Ryzen 7 9800X3D: its processor ceiling (close to 360+ FPS) sits close to what the card can draw (close to 324 FPS) at 1440p, so neither part is wasted.

None of these is a shopping list. They show how the balance shifts as you move up the range, and the bottleneck checker lets you try your own pair.

How much RAM and storage does Monster Train 2 need?

What Steam names for memory and disk space, and what it means in practice.

8 GB RAM is the minimum and 16 GB RAM the recommended memory. Once Windows and your usual apps are counted, 16 GB covers it.

Free up close to 3 GB before you install. On a 100 Mbps connection the download is close to 5 min, and on 500 Mbps about 1 min.

On drives: Steam does not insist on an SSD, though one will shorten loads.

Add up your own needs in the RAM calculator: it adds Windows, a browser and any streaming to the game's own needs. Estimate the wait with the download time calculator.

Monster Train 2 best graphics settings

A starting point for several popular cards. Cells list the highest-quality preset that keeps 60 FPS.

Each cell shows the highest preset that still reaches 60 FPS in Monster Train 2, with the upscaling mode it needs.

• Set a frame cap to your monitor to save power and heat, then use the VRR and frame cap calculator to pick the figure.
• Use upscaling first. You lose little sharpness and gain a lot of speed. Pick the highest quality mode that manages your target.
• Do not cut textures first if memory allows. The speed cost is small. This game is estimated at 5.2 GB for 1440p.
• Adjust a single setting at once and compare the result, so you can tell what helped.
• Then trim the costliest options. Shadows, volumetric effects and draw distance usually cost the most, if the game offers them.

These tables assume the game includes an upscaler, so look in its graphics menu. Want a tailored answer? Open the best settings generator and compare upscaling modes in the DLSS and frame generation estimator.

Laptop performance in Monster Train 2

Modelled laptop results at the power limits laptops usually ship with.

Laptop results: RTX 5050 Laptop, RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop reach 60 FPS at 1080p on High at the power limits we assume, and RTX 5060 Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5080 Laptop, RTX 5090 Laptop can also do 1440p.

A laptop GPU is only as fast as the power and cooling its maker allows. Look for the TGP in the spec sheet before relying on any estimate.

Try different wattages in the laptop TGP estimator.

Genre tips: playing Monster Train 2 well on PC

General guidance for this kind of game, chosen from the Steam genres and features.

The advice below is general guidance for this kind of game, written from the genres Steam names for Monster Train 2. It is a prompt for testing, not a technical statement about the game.

• Full controller support is listed, so playing from the sofa on a TV is an option, where 60 FPS is usually the sensible target.
• Strategy titles tend to get heavier the longer a session runs, so judge performance after a few hours rather than at the start.
• Smaller studios sometimes ship settings menus with fewer options, so lowering resolution may be your main tuning tool.

Screenshots of Monster Train 2

A look at Monster Train 2 from the official Steam gallery. Visual detail is what you trade away when you drop presets, so it helps to see what you are keeping.

Screenshots and artwork are promotional images from the Monster Train 2 Steam store page and belong to Shiny Shoe and Big Fan Games.

Games similar to Monster Train 2

More PC game guides to compare with.

These guides sit closest to Monster Train 2 in our data, either because they share genres or because they are about as hard to run. The demand scores use one common scale.

• Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder: 27 on our demand scale, about as demanding as Monster Train 2. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• Order of the Sinking Star: demand score 32 against 28 for Monster Train 2, so it is heavier on graphics. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• With a demand score of 32, Timberborn is heavier than Monster Train 2. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• shapez 2 - Factory sits at 27 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as Monster Train 2 (28). Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• With a demand score of 32, Schedule I is heavier than Monster Train 2. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• With a demand score of 23, Two Point Museum is lighter than Monster Train 2. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• With a demand score of 23, Going Medieval is lighter than Monster Train 2. Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.
• Town to City sits at 27 for graphics demand and is about as demanding as Monster Train 2 (28). Shared genres: Indie, Strategy.

About Monster Train 2 on PC

At the time we checked (2026-11-02) Steam showed 5,113 reviews with a Overwhelmingly Positive rating and 95% positive. That is a useful signal for how widely played Monster Train 2 is.

It was out for close to 18 months when we wrote this guide, so expect patches and driver updates to move the numbers a little over time.

Steam features

The facts above are from the public Steam store page. Frame rates here are modelled, since we have not tested the game on every card.

Method: where the Monster Train 2 numbers come from

A short, honest note on how the numbers are produced.

Three numbers drive this page: graphics demand 28 (from the recommended card), CPU score 21 (from the listed processor line) and VRAM of 4 GB at 1080p High (estimated from the demand score).

In short: card performance divided by game demand, adjusted for resolution, preset and upscaling, reduced when VRAM is short and capped by processor speed.

Please read the figures as estimates rather than measurements. Drivers, game updates, temperatures and the part of the game you are playing can all move them.

Monster Train 2 FAQ

The questions players ask most about Monster Train 2 on PC.

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