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Best gaming PC for Nidhogg 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Nidhogg 2 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 Messhof 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 | Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 | Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 |
| CPU | 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU | 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU or better |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| GPU | GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM | GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better |
| Storage | 0.7 GB | 0.7 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Nidhogg 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.0 GHz Dual Core CPU and your GPU is at or above GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.