Can I Run Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
Released in 2025, Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is an action adventure game built by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.. It offers a single player campaign. It carries 38 achievements. Full controller support is present, so nothing needs configuring before a pad works. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Steam lists support for 8 languages. This is current generation software, and the requirements read that way. Over 3 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Saves sync through Steam Cloud, so moving between machines does not cost progress. Metacritic places it at 81.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-8400以上, AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G 以上 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 590 8GB以上 ※VRAM6GB以上必須 |
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 85 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 10/11, 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-8700 以上, AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 XT 以上 |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1080 8GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 5700XT 8GB以上 ※VRAM8GB以上必須 |
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 85 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows® 10/11, 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black structures its play around interlocking areas that reward learning the route. 9 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. Play is presented from a third person view.
Why Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is demanding
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black calls for DirectX 12, which rules out otherwise capable hardware that never got the feature level. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Ninja Gaiden 2 Black at the floor and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black at the recommended tier are not the same experience. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black expects 16 GB of system memory. The install is small at roughly 85 GB, on an SSD.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black targets a mainstream modern PC: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 590 8GB以上 ※VRAM6GB以上必須 and 12 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1080 8GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 5700XT 8GB以上 ※VRAM8GB以上必須 for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Ninja Gaiden 2 Black needs about 85 GB of SSD of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 1.1x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.62x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.27x |
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 | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Playable |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against Ninja Gaiden 2 Black'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 Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-8400以上, AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G 以上; GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB以上, AMD Radeon™ RX 590 8GB以上 ※VRAM6GB以上必須; 12 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10/11, 64bit.
How much storage does Ninja Gaiden 2 Black need?
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black needs about 85 GB of SSD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
The RTX 3060 runs Ninja Gaiden 2 Black comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is the GPU.