Akane
- Developer
- Ludic Studios
- Publisher
- Qubic Games
- Released
- 10 September 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £3.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: hack and slash beat em up , indie , arcade
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Best gaming PC for Akane in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Akane today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Qubic Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 |
| CPU | 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent | 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 or equivalent |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti or equivalent |
| Storage | 0.2 GB | 0.2 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Akane?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.3 GHz Intel Core i5 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.