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The Surge 2

Developer
Deck13 Interactive
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Released
23 September 2019
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£2.49

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: role playing rpg , adventure

The Surge 2 keeps what fans and critics loved about the original while also expanding greatly upon the formula. The Surge 2 takes place in a brand new environment: a sprawling, devastated city with larger, more ambitious level design and improved engine. Combat is more brutal and tactical than ever, with even more options thanks to an expanded limb targeting system.

Best gaming PC for The Surge 2 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Surge 2 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 Focus Entertainment 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 / 8 / 10 (64-bit) Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64-bit)
CPU AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU 2 GB, AMD Radeon R9 280 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 6 GB, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Storage 20 GB 20 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run The Surge 2?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz) and your GPU is at or above 6 GB, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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