Can I Run Death Stranding 2?
Death Stranding 2 is an action adventure game from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, released in 2026. PlayStation Publishing LLC published it. It offers a single player campaign. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Over 14 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. It is localised into 18 languages according to the store listing. The game ships for Windows alone. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. There are 55 achievements to chase. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3-10100, AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 Version 1909 or newer |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i7-11700, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6800 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 150 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10/11 Version 1909 or newer |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through one continuous open world. There are 20 official screenshots to judge the look from. Play is presented from a third person view. That openness is what costs performance. Death Stranding 2 has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves.
Why Death Stranding 2 is demanding
Death Stranding 2 asks a lot of the graphics card. It targets NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6800, which our tables put above the RTX 3060, so Death Stranding 2 tends to define the machine you build rather than fit around one you own. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means Death Stranding 2 scales hard with the hardware you give it. 16 GB of system memory is expected, the current mainstream figure. Budget around 150 GB of storage for Death Stranding 2, and it must be an SSD.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Death Stranding 2?
Death Stranding 2 is one of the more demanding games on PC. To reach its recommended tier you'll want a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, AMD Radeon RX 6800-class graphics card, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB the floor just to launch at minimum settings. Plan for a recent high-end GPU rather than a mainstream one.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Death Stranding 2 needs about 150 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Below the bar | 0.77x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.43x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.19x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Playable |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Death Stranding 2's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Death Stranding 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Death Stranding 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3-10100, AMD Ryzen 3 3100; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB; 16 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10/11 Version 1909 or newer.
How much storage does Death Stranding 2 need?
Death Stranding 2 needs about 150 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Death Stranding 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Death Stranding 2 well, meeting the title's GPU requirement.
What is the bottleneck for Death Stranding 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Death Stranding 2 is the GPU.