BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango where you have direct control of the character and only things that catch his gaze is interactable.
Best gaming PC for Blacksad: Under the Skin in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Blacksad: Under the Skin 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 Microids 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 | 64-bits Windows 7 | 64-bits Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 (3GHz) or equivalent | Intel Core i7 (3GHz) or equivalent |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD R7 260X / Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2 GB | AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 / Nvidia GTX 1080 |
| Storage | 30 GB | 30 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Blacksad: Under the Skin?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 (3GHz) and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 / Nvidia GTX 1080, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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