We are back with our monthly Indie Showcase, where we pick one of the many recently produced gems by independent game developers and make sure it gets some well-deserved time in the sun. For March, we are taking a closer look at the sci-fi adventure… Pacific Drive!
What is Pacific Drive?
Pacific Drive from Ironwood Studios and Kepler Interactive blends survival gameplay with driving simulations. You are exploring the Olympic Exclusion Zone in Pacific Northwest America, an area filled with supernatural horrors and unforgiving terrain. Your only lifeline is your trusty station wagon.
To survive this vicious world, you must scavenge resources and craft new items to deck out your car. Modifying your station wagon will help you to navigate this wilderness and, most importantly, make it out alive. This station wagon will be your fortress against the perils of radiation, bizarre weather, and experimental remnants.
But why are you even venturing into this treacherous zone? To uncover the truth of what happened, and the secrets left behind by the ARDA organisation. The OEZ is filled with twisted forces of nature, none so dangerous as a Zone Storm. These rolling maelstroms will rend the land in two and obliterate anything in its path.
Pacific Drive Official Specifications
Even with modifications, your base hardware needs to be a strong foundation. Here are the official specifications for Pacific Drive:
| Component | Minimum Specs | Recommended Specs |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8600 | Intel Core i5-10600K |
| Memory | 16GB RAM | 16GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB | NVIDIA RTX 2080/3070 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
TL;DR Can My PC Play It?
On the Overclockers UK YouTube channel, we have a series called Can My PC Play It? In this episode, Briony takes a closer look at Pacific Drive and the specs required to bring this survival adventure to life.
Best PCs to Play Pacific Drive
The minimum specs for Pacific Drive are very achievable, but moving into the recommended tier may require an upgrade or two. Especially if you’ve been putting it off for a while now. At Overclockers UK, we have an exciting range of gaming PCs and laptops, each fitted with the latest and greatest gaming hardware. We’ve picked out a couple of our favourites for bossing the OEZ, but you can browse our full selections should these not be the right mod for your station wagon.
Refract Gaming Celeste Pre-Built PC
Enhance your station wagon mods with the Refract Gaming Celeste. This pre-built gaming PC is packed with cherry-picked hardware that has been fully tested so it is ready to hit the road. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU is equipped with Zen 4 architecture to optimise your gaming with efficient processing and boost clock speeds over 5GHz. Plus, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU is ready to unleash the full power of Ada Lovelace architecture and bring Pacific Drive to life with photo-realistic lighting, crisp detail, and buttery smooth frame rates.
Better yet, as one of our pre-built gaming PCs, the Refract Celeste is covered by our comprehensive three years parts and labour warranty – giving you that extra peace of mind. Unfortunately, damage by Zone Storms isn’t covered!
ASUS TUF Gaming A17 Gaming Laptop
Explore the Olympic Exclusion Zone on your own travels, with the ASUS TUF Gaming A17. This gaming laptop is military-grade tough and the perfect partner for venturing into dangerous territory. Utilising an AMD Ryzen R9-790HS CPU and 16GB DDR5 RAM, you can enjoy ultra efficiency and high performance in all your applications, from gaming to content creation. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU works in tandem with the 17.3” FHD display with 144Hz refresh rate to render Pacific Drive and all your Indie faves in stunning detail and quality.
To help keep your cool, the ASUS TUF Gaming A17 features two 84-blade Arc Flow Fans, four exhaust vents, and five dedicated heat pipes. These work together to efficiently draw heat away from your vital components, even during the most demanding gaming sessions.
OcUK Gaming Rapier Configurable PC
Game at the bleeding edge of technology, with the OcUK Gaming Rapier. This gaming PC pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super GPU, to bring you the very latest in gaming performance. Harness the enhanced technology of Zen 4 and Ada Lovelace architecture – your station wagon will be ready for anything! Plus, with high-speed DDR5 RAM and a comprehensive SSD storage solution, you can game with near-zero latency, quick loading times, and plenty of space for your ever-growing library of Indie gems.
It’s not just your car you can modify, as the OcUK Gaming Rapier is one of our configurable gaming PCs. This means you can adjust the base spec from a pre-selected list of hardware to better suit your gaming needs. Customise the PC case, processor, memory, GPU, cooler, operating system, and add up to three SSDs. Please note that any changes to the spec will affect the pricing.
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PC specs are subject to change.
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Emily Haylock
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Emily is a board and cosy gamer, keyboard obsessive, and content copywriter for Overclockers UK. She has been with Overclockers UK since 2020, writing about everything from noblechairs to 8Pack PCs. She writes from within her desk nest with a foster pup at her feet. (What, a desk duvet is a totally normal thing!) In her downtime, she likes to play board games, farming sims, and old-school Final Fantasy. IX to be specific. It is the best, and that is a hill she will die on.
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