8 GB (not bits) should be fine for light games. Was on the M1 mini at least. But that thermal cliff might come up surprisingly quick with modern graphics on even something that looks simple on the surface.
replyWell… ever since Unity came out indie games have been hard on your hardware.
replyAnecdata: the first x-com reboot was nicer on my laptop battery at the time than random indies at the same time. Also it definitely had way more poligons.