Star Ocean: The Second Story R
- Developer
- Gemdrops
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- 02 November 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Two worlds, one fateful encounter. In an endless sea of stars, at the edge of the universe, two people who live in different worlds go on a journey to save planet Expel. Choose your path and witness an awakened destiny.
Best gaming PC for Star Ocean: The Second Story R in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Star Ocean: The Second Story R 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 Square Enix 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 / 11 64-bit | Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit |
| CPU | AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-3330 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti | AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / Intel® Arc™ A750 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Star Ocean: The Second Story R?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-3330 and your GPU is at or above AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / Intel® Arc™ A750 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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