Code Vein
- Developer
- Shift
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- 26 September 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £8.39
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Code Vein is set in the not too distant future where a disaster has brought the world to ruin and vampire-like beings battle for dominance.
Best gaming PC for Code Vein in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Code Vein 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 Bandai Namco Entertainment 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 7 SP1 / Windows 10 (64-bit) | Windows 7 SP1 / Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 | Intel Core i5-7400 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7850 | GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon R9 380X |
| Storage | 35 GB | 35 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Code Vein?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-7400 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 960, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.