Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- Developer
- Fatshark
- Publisher
- Fatshark
- Released
- 30 November 2022
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £32.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure , indie
From the developers of the best-selling and award-winning franchise Vermintide, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a visceral 4-player co-op action game set in the hive city of Tertium. Fight together with your friends against hordes of enemies in this new Warhammer 40,000 experience.
Best gaming PC for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 Fatshark 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 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit) | Windows 10 (64 bit) / Windows 11 (64 bit) |
| CPU | Intel i5-6600 (3.30GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 2400G (3.6 GHz) | Intel i7-9700K (3.70GHz) OR AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (4.2GHz) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OR AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / RTX 2060 OR AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| Storage | 72 GB | 72 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i7-9700K (3.70GHz) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 / RTX 2060, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.