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Octopath Traveler

Developer
Square Enix Business Division 11
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
13 July 2018
Age rating
PEGI 12
UK price
£49.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: role playing rpg , adventure

A role-playing game from the Bravely Default team is being developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. They have brought a new world to life through a mix of CG, pixel art, and "HD-2D" visuals.

Best gaming PC for Octopath Traveler in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Octopath Traveler 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 Nintendo 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 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit Windows® 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 64-bit
CPU AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
RAM 4 GB 6 GB
GPU AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) Radeon™ RX 470(4GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM
Storage 5 GB 5 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Octopath Traveler?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400 and your GPU is at or above Radeon™ RX 470(4GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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