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Watch Dogs: Legion

Developer
Ubisoft Toronto
Publisher
Ubisoft Entertainment
Released
29 October 2020
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£7.49

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure

In Watch Dogs: Legion, near future London is facing its downfall... Unless you do something about it. Build a resistance, fight back, and give the city back to the people. It's time to rise up.

Best gaming PC for Watch Dogs: Legion in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Watch Dogs: Legion 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 Ubisoft 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 10 (64-bit versions) Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 290X Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
RAM 8 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, or AMD Radeon R9 290X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 S, or AMD Radeon RX 480
Storage 115 GB 115 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Watch Dogs: Legion?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-4790 and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 S,, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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