Friday the 13th: The Game
- Developer
- Illfonic
- Publisher
- Gun Interactive
- Released
- 25 May 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: indie
Friday the 13th: The Game is a third-person horror, survival game where players take on the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, Jason Voorhees. You and six other unlucky souls will do everything possible to escape and survive while the most well-known killer in the world tracks you down and brutally slaughters you.
Best gaming PC for Friday the 13th: The Game in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Friday the 13th: The Game 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 Gun Interactive 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 8 / Windows 10 | Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-530 (2 * 2930), AMD Athlon II X2 270 (2 * 3400) | Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), AMD Athlon X4 860K (4 * 3700) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 650 Ti (1024 MB), Radeon HD 7770 (1024 MB) | GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB), Radeon R9 270X (2048 MB) |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Friday the 13th: The Game?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400), AMD Athlon X4 860K (4 * 3700) and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2048 MB), Radeon R9 270X (2048 MB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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