Can I Run Blade Symphony?
Puny Human released Blade Symphony in 2014. It is an action indie game, self published by the studio. It offers competitive multiplayer. At more than a decade old it predates every current graphics architecture, which helps compatibility and limits how well it exploits a modern card. It is localised into 20 languages according to the store listing. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Cloud saves are enabled. A pad covers most of the game, though parts of it still expect a keyboard. Completionists have 26 achievements to work through. It is free to play at the base tier. Its Metacritic score stands at 72. Its Steam review count passes 2 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | 3.0 Ghz P4(+), Dual Core 2.0(+) or AMD64X2(+) |
|---|---|
| GPU | DX9.0c Compatible 256MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 7600 Series / ATI x1600 Series |
| VRAM | 0.25 GB |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 5 GB HDD |
Recommended requirements
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Setting and environment
The game is set in a science fiction setting. Play is structured around one on one arenas. The view is from a third person view. 12 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion.
Why Blade Symphony is demanding
Video memory is not the constraint here, at 0.25 GB. The install is small at roughly 5 GB. Blade Symphony needs only 2 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Blade Symphony?
Blade Symphony targets a mainstream modern PC: DX9.0c Compatible 256MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 7600 Series / ATI x1600 Series and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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The Last of Us Part IFrequently asked questions
Can my PC run Blade Symphony?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Blade Symphony?
The minimum requirements are CPU: 3.0 Ghz P4(+), Dual Core 2.0(+) or AMD64X2(+); GPU: DX9.0c Compatible 256MB VRAM, NVIDIA Geforce 7600 Series / ATI x1600 Series; 2 GB RAM.
How much storage does Blade Symphony need?
Blade Symphony needs about 5 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Blade Symphony?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Blade Symphony is the CPU.