Alexey "Alexi Emerald" Proschaylo
From the relatively modest 100 GB of Final Fantasy XV to the record-breaking 190 GB of God of War Ragnarök—this guide might just be your cue to invest in a new SSD. In this article, we highlight the heaviest games that demand not just dozens but hundreds of gigabytes. Fair warning: by the end, you might be more tempted to buy a NAS server than a new gaming PC!
Final Fantasy XV
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Beauty requires sacrifice, and friendship is everything. That could be the motto for Final Fantasy XV. Beautiful boys with a touch of narcissism steal the spotlight—and yes, there are gorgeous girls too. But such beauty comes at a cost.
If you decide to install all the DLCs, anime, movie, and the multiplayer expansion, be prepared for your SSD to start begging for mercy. But it’s worth it—where else can you go on a road trip with a boy band of princes, save the world, and take epic selfies along the way?
And really, who’s thinking about saving the world when you can cruise in your car, listen to tracks from past Final Fantasy games, and enjoy a virtual vacation with your friends? Just one downside: after this game, every other JRPG might feel too "serious" and just not tasty enough.
Forza Horizon 5
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If your hard drive hasn’t cried for help yet, Forza Horizon 5 will fix that. Mexico is stunningly detailed in this game. Jungles, beaches, volcanoes—it has everything except mercy for your SSD.
It’s an excellent open-world racing game. The map is densely packed with events, offering something for everyone. From survival challenges to arcade races, this variety draws a wide audience.
But when you finally break through the chaos and speed across Mexican hills at sunset, you’ll realize the game is worth every gigabyte. Despite its size, Forza is surprisingly easy on your system—even a GTX 1050 Ti can handle it.
Starfield
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Bethesda wanted to pack the entire galaxy into Starfield. And not just the galaxy, but also endless loading screens, which will become your loyal companions. But it turned out beautifully.
The NASA-punk aesthetic here is on point. True, the ships look like they were assembled from parts of Soviet refrigerators, but there’s a certain charm to it. Something similar to what we saw in Fallout 3 and Fallout 4.
Also, there’s cube-shaped pizza, cube-shaped apples, and plenty of other blocky foods. Apparently, in the future, humanity has finally defeated crooked cucumbers, and Bethesda has set a bold new culinary trend—at least for its own games.
Black Myth: Wukong
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From the first frames, it's clear that enormous effort has gone into this game. A particularly large amount of attention has been paid to the gigabytes of textures, which seem to have been personally painted by a Chinese master with a brush in 16K resolution.
The game is insanely beautiful. It’s capable of evoking an aesthetic enlightenment and a slight panic due to its hard drive space requirements. But behind this beauty lies a harsh essence, reminiscent of the best souls-like games.
Sometimes, combat feels like an elegant dance. But in drawn-out fights, it boils down to repetitive button-mashing. Unlike other soulslikes, it rarely delivers that pure moment of triumph after a hard-fought win. But then again, aren’t we here to admire the gorgeous depiction of Chinese landscapes? Just be ready for serious PC requirements.
Baldur’s Gate 3
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If your life hasn’t yet been consumed by Baldur’s Gate 3, then you simply haven’t started playing it. From the gameplay and combat system perspective, it’s the perfect blend of strategy and chaos, where you can win a battle by knocking an enemy off a cliff... or accidentally setting your entire party on fire with your own spell. And it’s fun.
This is a role-playing relic, woven from moral dilemmas, mind-blowing battles, and characters you don’t want to let go of. But not everyone can approach it, because it takes place in a world where the dice decide fates.
This game will devour your SSD, your time, your moral compass, and possibly your personal life. You might ask, "150 gigs? For what?" And we’ll say, "For every texture where you can see the pores on an elf’s nose." And yes, it’s worth it.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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The game still looks incredible: the characters emotions, the atmosphere, the dialogue—all on such a high level that it’s hard to believe this game came out back in 2019. Sure, there are occasional bugs, but nothing as dramatic as Arthur suddenly flying into space. And once again, that quality demands a capacious SSD.
Like GTA, this game thrives on freedom of choice. Hunt, fish, rob trains—do whatever you want. It has something for everyone, whether it’s a cartoon for kids or moral depth for adults. Even tutorials are disguised as emotional scenes—like fishing with little Jack, a moment that gently reminds you how harsh the world is and how short childhood can be.
Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC isn’t just a game. You download it, delete it, spend half a day reinstalling it, and end up with an SSD that's empty but fulfilled. But when you look at those breathtaking views, you realize there was simply no way this game could have been made "smaller".
Horizon: Forbidden West
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For a blockbuster with a budget the size of three data centers, Horizon Forbidden West is an incredibly strange thing. It’s a sci-fi saga about a red-haired outcast warrior, post-apocalyptic Earth tribes, and… robo-dinosaurs. This game does everything to make your hard drive weep from overload—and your eyes from sheer beauty.
It’s easy to get lost in the wilderness, scavenging ruins, looting abandoned stations, tearing up bushes like a maniac gardener, and of course, hunting mechanical wildlife. These battles are pure delight. The enemies aren’t just cyber monsters—they’re aggressive, intelligent, and each one demands its own unique approach.
It’s a true patience simulator. There are a lot of buttons, especially for climbing. Take a two-day break, and you’ll forget how to jump backward—instead, you’ll accidentally eat berries, call your mount, throw a rock, and dismantle your bow! You might be tempted to drop the controller—but you won’t, because it cost $80.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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The new chapter in Cal Kestis’s story is both a continuation of the space opera and a stress test for your hard drive. Apparently, the developers at Respawn decided that if you're making a game about Jedi, it should take up at least as much space as Anakin’s emotional baggage across the entire saga.
But once you see BD-1 climbing through ruins in 4K, you’ll know—it was worth it. Jedi: Survivor is a visual spectacle. Every location is crafted with painstaking detail. The only downside? Storing all that beauty takes up almost twice the space of the first game.
Yes, it’s massive, if not downright greedy. But when you find yourself on the planet Koboh, soaring through the sky on a jetpack and chopping down stormtroopers like cabbage, all these inconveniences will seem like small fry.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla won’t let you save—neither disk space nor time. Ubisoft once again delivered a massive open world. Scratch that—a giant world, packed with details and an avalanche of side content.
And it’s all gorgeous. The mountains, valleys, and landscapes of Norway and England will make you forget to even question why this game demands 160 GB of space. Gigabytes don’t come out of nowhere.
This isn’t just a world; it’s a world that reminds you with every step that you could easily spend a significant part of your vacation here, if not the whole vacation. And if you suddenly run out of memory, don’t be surprised —Valhalla has decided to take it all.
God of War Ragnarök
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Now you can tell your girlfriend, "Honey, I need a second SSD—otherwise, I can’t save Atreus from himself!" Ragnarök is a spectacle with a colossal budget. It’s an intimate, cinematic game in the best Sony tradition—practically an interactive film.
But as always, beauty comes at a price. And it’s not just the price tag. Good news: if you delete a few old titles, you’ll free up enough space for epic battles with Thor. Bad news: your SSD now officially belongs to Kratos.
God of War Ragnarök makes not just consoles suffer beautifully. Its PC port made waves at launch due to its system requirements. But somehow, you feel like forgiving them. Because true spectacle never comes cheap.
In conclusion, it’s fair to say that modern AAA games have become true "space eaters". But behind all those gigabytes lie incredible worlds, detailed down to the tiniest pores on a character’s skin and blades of grass in the fields. And for that, their voracious appetite can be forgiven.
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