Dead Watch
- Developer
- Doctor Shinobi
- Publisher
- Doctor Shinobi
- Released
- 31 December 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure , indie
You're stuck in a time loop. Whenever you find a dead body, you go back to the past. The only way to escape the loop is to cheat destiny & change the future. Explore the castle and uncover its dark secrets to prevent the next killing
Best gaming PC for Dead Watch in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dead Watch 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 Doctor Shinobi 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 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel I5 | Intel I7 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | Geforce 1050 | Geforce 2060 |
| Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dead Watch?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel I7 and your GPU is at or above Geforce 2060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.