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Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Developer
Frozenbyte
Publisher
Modus Games
Released
07 October 2019
Age rating
PEGI 12
UK price
£24.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: platform , puzzle , adventure , indie

Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince returns to the magic of 2.5D with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2. Play as the three iconic heroes in the most extensive Trine adventure yet, complete with stunning new environments and dynamic, physics-based puzzles that fans have grown to know and love. After years apart, the Astral Academy has requested help from the three heroes to find Prince Selius, whose intensely dark nightmares have begun to slip into reality and wreak havoc on the waking world. Encounter more epic boss fights than ever before, solve fascinating puzzles, unlock new skills, explore lush, vibrant landscapes, and experience a hauntingly beautiful new soundtrack by the composer of Trine 1-3. Additionally, and for the first time ever, Trine adds four-player co-op to its feature list.

Best gaming PC for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince 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 Modus Games 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 Windows 7 / 8 / 10
CPU Intel quad-core 2.0 GHz or dual-core 2.6 GHz Intel i7-4770 or AMD FX-8350
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 5700 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280
Storage 16 GB 16 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7-4770 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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