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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.