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
Full buyers guide →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.
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 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.