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Skinwalker: First Blood

Developer
SISMO Games
Publisher
Team17
Released
30 June 2026
Age rating
PEGI N/A

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Genres: platform , adventure

Skinwalker is a hack n’ slash action platformer where you swear allegiance to a formidable beast to save your daughter from a terminal illness. Shapeshift into the creature’s monstrous form and wield untamed wrath in exchange for its freedom and the promise of a cure.

Best gaming PC for Skinwalker: First Blood in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Skinwalker: First Blood 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 Team17 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 10 (64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU Intel Core2 Duo E8600 or AMD Athlon II X3 450 Intel Core2 Duo E8600 or AMD Athlon II X3 450
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 420, 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 7470, 1GB or Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GT 710, 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7570, 2GB or Intel Arc 310 LP, 4GB
Storage 0 GB 0 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Skinwalker: First Blood?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core2 Duo E8600 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GT 710, 2GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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