Expeditions: Viking
- Developer
- Logic Artists
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- 27 April 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , tactical , indie
Expeditions: Viking is a Historically-themed RPG set in the Viking Age. As the new leader of a humble clan of farmers and fighters players must adventure into the unknown lands to the west to raid and/or trade their way to wealth, fame and glory. Will you rewrite history as a peaceful and benevolent trader? Or pave your road to Valhalla with the treasures and bones of your fallen enemies? Experience choice and consequence as never before in the much awaited addition to the Expeditions Series, Expeditions: Viking.
Best gaming PC for Expeditions: Viking in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Expeditions: Viking today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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 THQ Nordic 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 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66 GHz | Intel Core i7 3.4GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | Nvidia GTX 660 |
| Storage | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Expeditions: Viking?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7 3.4GHz and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 660, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.