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Papa Needs a Headshot

Developer
Phew Phew Games
Publisher
GameDev.ist
Released
Q4 2026
Age rating
PEGI N/A

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5

Genres: shooter , indie

Papa Needs a Headshot is a brutal western-steampunk FPS soaked in kin blood. Rip through flesh and bend the battlefield with your cursed metal arm. Use every bullet wisely to slaughter freaks and abominations on your warpath. Keep enduring only to put a bullet in the skull of the man who made you.

Best gaming PC for Papa Needs a Headshot in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Papa Needs a Headshot today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by GameDev.ist 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 11
CPU CPU with 2+ GHz, 4 cores CPU with 3+ GHz, 8 cores
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU GeForce GTX 970 or Equivalent GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Storage 12 GB 12 GB
DirectX Not stated Not stated

Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Papa Needs a Headshot?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to CPU with 3+ GHz, 8 cores and your GPU is at or above GeForce RTX 3050, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.

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