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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

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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.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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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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