On the Steam global page for MapleStory, the minimum PC requirements are Windows 10 (64 bit), 8 GB RAM, DirectX 11.0 and 60 GB of available hard disk space, and the recommended tier asks for a Core i3 or Ryzen 3 class CPU, a GTX 1050 or RX 570 class GPU and 60 GB or more of SSD space (checked October 6, 2026). The Korean service differs: its official download page says installation needs about 35 GB and publishes only a recommended table, with no minimum at all. This article covers Windows PC only, and if you want to see how another game's specs are laid out, our Delta Force system requirements guide follows a similar pattern.
Official specs side by side (checked October 6, 2026)
| Item | Steam global (minimum / recommended) | Korean service (recommended table only) |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: Windows 10 (64 bit) / Recommended: Windows 10 (64 bit) or later | Windows 10, 64-bit or later |
| Processor | Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 3.0GHz / Recommended: Intel Core i3 @ 4.0GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.5GHz or higher | Pentium Dual Core class or higher |
| Memory | Minimum: 8 GB RAM / Recommended: 8 GB RAM or more | 8 GB or more |
| Graphics | Minimum: GeForce 9600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 5670 / Recommended: Nvidia GTX 1050, AMD RX 570 or above | GeForce GT 430 / Radeon HD 5670 or above (a graphics card supporting Shader 3.0 or higher) |
| Storage | Minimum: 60 GB available hard disk space or more / Recommended: 60 GB or more available SSD space | Installation needs about 35 GB; 35 GB or more of free hard disk space; no SSD mentioned |
| DirectX | Minimum: 11.0 / Recommended: 11.0 or higher | 11.0 or higher |
| Network | Minimum: Broadband Internet Connection / Recommended: Fiber Internet Connection | No network row in the table |
Bottom line: follow the page for the service you actually play
If you install MapleStory through Steam, treat the Steam store page as your reference; if you play the Korean service, use the table on its official download page. The numbers are not interchangeable: Steam says 60 GB, while the Korean page says about 35 GB for installation and 35 GB or more of free space in its recommended table. Services in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam are not quoted here, so open their specs on their own official sites or launchers. The Steam page also carries separate macOS entries, which this Windows-only article skips. If your PC sits right at the listed values and you also want to record gameplay, read how to record games on a low-end PC before you start.
How to check whether your PC meets the specs
- 1Decide which service you play — Start by choosing the version you will install: MapleStory through Steam, or the Korean service from its official site. The Steam store page is the official source for the global build, and the Korean service's download page is the source for the Korean one. For Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and other regions, open the specs on each region's own official site or launcher instead of borrowing numbers from this article. Mixing tables from different services is the quickest way to misjudge install size.
- 2Open the official spec tables — On Steam, read the system requirements block of the MapleStory store page and note both the minimum and recommended columns. For the Korean service, open the download page, find the recommended-specs table, and then use the PC spec check page on the same official site, which compares those recommended values with your own PC in one table. The values published there match the download page, so you can read the comparison as it appears.
- 3Read your DirectX version with dxdiag — Microsoft's official steps are to type dxdiag into the taskbar search box and pick dxdiag from the results. In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, the System tab shows the DirectX version under System Information; compare it with the 11.0 requirement. If a prompt asks whether to check that your drivers are digitally signed, Microsoft recommends choosing Yes. The Save All Information button exports the results in a format that is easy to share if you need to ask someone for help.
- 4Check and free up storage — The Korean service says it needs about 35 GB to install and lists 35 GB or more of free hard disk space in its table, while the Steam page says 60 GB. Look at the free space on the drive you plan to install on and compare it with the number for your service. If you also plan to keep gameplay recordings on that drive, leave extra room beyond the official figure, because recorded video files are stored in addition to the game.
- 5Confirm the graphics driver — The Korean service's download page includes a driver section covering NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics, and reminds players to install a driver that matches both their Windows version and their graphics card type. Whichever service you play, a graphics card that meets the table can still cause trouble at launch with a mismatched driver, so confirm your card's maker and install the matching driver before the first run. Write down any row where your PC falls short so you know exactly what to upgrade.
Final checks before you install
- I picked my service (Korean or Steam global) and I am reading only that service's official table.
- My operating system is 64-bit Windows 10 or later.
- My RAM is at least 8 GB, which both the Korean service and Steam list.
- My graphics card meets the Korean table (GT 430 / HD 5670 or above), or the Steam minimum (9600 GT or HD 5670) and ideally the recommended GTX 1050 / RX 570 or above.
- The DirectX version I read in dxdiag is 11.0 or higher.
- The install drive has more free space than my service's official figure (about 35 GB and 35 GB or more free for Korea, 60 GB for Steam), with extra room left for recordings.
If you record MapleStory with DOR
MapleStory is a game DOR supports, so on a Windows PC the app records the full match automatically and saves it as an mp4. It does not create automatic highlight clips for this game, so if you want one short moment out of a long hunt or boss fight, pick it yourself with the trim tool in the app library. Long sessions mean video files pile up beside a game that already takes tens of gigabytes, so treat the published values above as what the game alone needs and keep extra headroom for recording (DOR's own requirements are not covered in this article). On an NVIDIA graphics card, NVENC hardware encoding is the default, and game sound and your microphone can be captured together, which suits a run you narrate as you play. See the MapleStory hub for game details, and read how to reduce game recording file size once your recordings start taking space.
Official sources (checked October 6, 2026)
The Korean service's install size and recommended table come from the official MapleStory download page, the global values from the MapleStory Steam store page, and the dxdiag steps from Microsoft's DirectX version guide. Every value reflects October 6, 2026 and may change later.
