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
Full buyers guide →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.
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 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.