Can I Run Crusader Kings II?
Paradox Development Studio released Crusader Kings II in 2012. It is a role playing simulation game, published by Paradox Interactive. It offers a single player campaign and competitive multiplayer. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux. With more than 30 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It carries 161 achievements. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. Metacritic places it at 82. Entry is free, which makes the disk requirement the only real barrier.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required. |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB |
| OS | Win7 64-bit |
| DirectX | 9 |
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a medieval setting, moving through a map at national or global scale. There are 10 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Crusader Kings II is demanding
The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 9. The install is small at roughly 2 GB. Crusader Kings II needs only 4 GB of RAM. A 64 bit version of Windows is required.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Crusader Kings II?
Crusader Kings II targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required. and 4 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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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Crusader Kings II?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Crusader Kings II?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+; GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb graphics memory required.; 4 GB RAM; OS: Win7 64-bit.
How much storage does Crusader Kings II need?
Crusader Kings II needs about 2 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Crusader Kings II?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Crusader Kings II is the CPU.