Can I Run Dead Cells?
Released in 2018, Dead Cells is an action adventure game built by Motion Twin. The game supports a single player campaign. Critics scored it 89 on Metacritic. With more than 154 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Its 8 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Workshop content is supported, so the published requirements describe the unmodded game only. Steam lists support for 15 languages. There are 121 achievements to chase. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Cloud saves are enabled. Alongside Windows it also ships for macOS and Linux.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel i5+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 7+ |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel i5+ |
|---|---|
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 7+ |
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Setting and environment
Dead Cells places its action in a bleak fantasy world, and the player works through runs that rebuild the layout each attempt. Because the game assembles its spaces as it goes, the cost lands on the CPU in bursts rather than steadily on the GPU. Play is presented in two dimensions. The publisher supplies 13 storefront screenshots of these environments.
Why Dead Cells is demanding
Dead Cells takes about 1 GB of disk space. Dead Cells needs only 4 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dead Cells?
Dead Cells targets a mainstream modern PC: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better and 2 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to Nvidia GTX 460 / Radeon HD 7800 or better for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Can my PC run Dead Cells?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dead Cells?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel i5+; GPU: Nvidia 450 GTS / Radeon HD 5750 or better; 2 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7+.
How much storage does Dead Cells need?
Dead Cells needs about 1 GB of available storage.
What is the bottleneck for Dead Cells?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dead Cells is the CPU.