The Surge
- Developer
- Deck13 Interactive
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- 15 May 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £1.68
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
The Surge is a sci-fi spin on Dark Souls, from the Lords of the Fallen team. A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job... you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex. Robots gone haywire, insane augmented co-workers and rogue AI - everything wants you dead. Defy deadly enemies and huge bosses in tight, visceral melee combat. Target and slice specific limbs off your foes, with a next-gen loot system where you loot what you dismember. Equip, upgrade and craft new weapons and armors sliced from enemies, and make yourself stronger through a fresh take on leveling-up.
Best gaming PC for The Surge in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for The Surge today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 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 | 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti | 4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Storage | 15 GB | 15 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run The Surge?
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 4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.