PCSystem Requirements
DARK SOULS II
FromSoftware proprietary engineWindows 7/815 GB
PC PERFORMANCE BRIEF
DARK SOULS II SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Dark Souls II is the stranger, more melancholy Souls game, full of unusual areas, slower duels, and tremendous build variety. It can feel harsher and less elegant than the others, but it also takes more risks.
Dark Souls II feels different from the first and third games, but that difference is part of its interest. It experiments with scale, mood, and progression in ways that can feel dreamlike or disjointed depending on the player. At its best, it offers a distinct kind of melancholy and challenge rather than a simple repeat.
Dark Souls II feels different from the first and third games, but that difference is part of its interest. It experiments with scale, mood, and progression in ways that can feel dreamlike or disjointed depending on the player. At its best, it offers a distinct kind of melancholy and challenge rather than a simple repeat.
2 GBMinimum RAM
4 GBRecommended RAM
Steam Requirement Tiers
Steam provides minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers.
Windows Listing
Official OS listing: Windows Vista/7/8.
API Support
Official DirectX listing: DirectX 9.0c.
System Requirements
Specs sourced from the official Steam store page. Steam provides official minimum and recommended PC requirement tiers. Additional official notes are included where the store page provides them.
MMinimum
Minimum System Requirements
Official Steam minimum tier
CPUAMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz
GPUNVIDIA GeForce 9600GT, ATI Radeon HD 5870
RAM2 GB RAM
OSWindows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Storage12 GB available space
DirectXVersion 9.0c
NetworkBroadband Internet connection
Sound CardDirectX 9 sound device
NotesController support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended
RRecommended
Recommended System Requirements
Official Steam recommended tier
CPUIntel CoreTM i3 2100 3.10GHz or AMD A8 3870K 3.0GHz
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or ATI Radeon HD 6870 or higher
RAM4 GB RAM
OSWindows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Storage15 GB available space
DirectXVersion 9.0c
NetworkBroadband Internet connection
Sound CardDirectX 9 sound device
NotesController support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller for Windows (or equivalent) recommended
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