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West of Dead

Developer
Upstream Arcade
Publisher
Raw Fury
Released
18 June 2020
Age rating
PEGI 12
UK price
£16.75

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

Genres: shooter , tactical , adventure , indie , arcade

Step into the boots of the dead man William Mason and descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this fast-paced twin-stick shooter that'll put your skills to test. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds. The Wild West has never been this dark.

Best gaming PC for West of Dead in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for West of Dead 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 Raw Fury 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 Windows 10
CPU Intel i5-4460 CPU / AMD FX-8350 Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU Nvidia Geforce GTX 1030 / Radeon RX 550 Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580
Storage 1 GB 1 GB
DirectX 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run West of Dead?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and your GPU is at or above Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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