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Vampyr

Developer
Dontnod Eleven
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Released
04 June 2018
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£34.99

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

Genres: role playing rpg , adventure

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal. Will you embrace the monster within? Survive and fight against Vampyr hunters, undead skals, and other supernatural creatures. Use your unholy powers to manipulate and delve into the lives of those around you, to decide who will be your next victim. Struggle to live with your decisions… your actions will save or doom London.

Best gaming PC for Vampyr in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Vampyr 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 bits) Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bits)
CPU Intel Core i3-2130 (3.4 GHz)/AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz) Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz)
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU 2 GB, GeForce GTX 1050 (Legacy GPU: GeForce GTX 660) / Radeon R7 370 4 GB, GeForce GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1060 / Radeon R9 390
Storage 20 GB 20 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Vampyr?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) and your GPU is at or above 4 GB, GeForce GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1060 / Radeon R9 390, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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