The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Shimmer system requirements state that you will need at least 4 MB of RAM. You will need at least 2 GB of free disk space to install Shimmer. To play Shimmer you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i3-530. However, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core i5-650 to play the game.
Shimmer will run on PC system with Windows Vista or higher and upwards.