Dead Cells is a rogue-lite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Best gaming PC for Dead Cells in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dead Cells 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 Motion Twin 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+ | Windows 7+ |
| CPU | Intel i5+ | Intel i5+ |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better | Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better |
| Storage | 0.5 GB | 0.5 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dead Cells?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5+ and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.