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Wolfenstein: Youngblood

Developer
MachineGames
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Released
25 July 2019
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£15.99

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

Genres: shooter , adventure

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op experience from MachineGames, the award-winning studio that developed the critically acclaimed Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second American Revolution, Wolfenstein: Youngblood introduces the next Blazkowicz generation to the fight against the Nazis. Play as one of BJ’s twin daughters, Jess and Soph, as you search for your missing father in Nazi-occupied Paris.

Best gaming PC for Wolfenstein: Youngblood in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Wolfenstein: Youngblood 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 Bethesda Softworks 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 Win7 / 8.1 / 10 (64-Bit versions) Win7 / 8.1 / 10 64-Bit
CPU AMD FX-8350/Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-3570/i7-3770 AMD FX-9370/Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-4770
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Nvidia GTX 770 4GB (Current available GPU GTX1650) or AMD equivalent Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB (Current available GPU RTX2060) or AMD equivalent
Storage 40 GB 40 GB
DirectX

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Wolfenstein: Youngblood?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to AMD FX-9370/Ryzen 5 1600X and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB (Current available GPU RTX2060), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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