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Can I Run [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ?
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. released [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ in 2021. It is an action adventure game, self published by the studio. The game supports a single player campaign. Cloud saves are enabled. There are 51 achievements to chase. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. Steam gates it behind an age check at 17. Steam lists support for 6 languages. Windows is the only supported platform, which is what the figures below describe. Being 5 years old, it was built for the hardware of its day, so a current machine usually has headroom over the published figures. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i3 4130 or over |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 VRAM 4GB or over, AMD R7 370 VRAM 4GB or over |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10, 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4460 or over, AMD Ryzen5 1400 or over |
|---|---|
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 VRAM 6GB or over, AMD RX 580 VRAM 8GB or over |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10, 64bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Verified from Steam · 19 Jul 2026 source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in an anime styled world, moving through spaces built for exploration. The view is from a third person view. 15 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. That openness is what costs performance. [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ has no loading walls to hide behind, so terrain and detail keep flowing in as the player moves.
Why [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ is demanding
The graphics requirement for [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ is light. Hardware around NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 VRAM is enough, so [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ runs on machines never bought for gaming. A 64 bit version of Windows is required. Minimum and recommended sit far apart here, which usually means [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ scales hard with the hardware you give it. The install is small at roughly 20 GB. [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ needs only 8 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ?
Older hardware holds up here: [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ runs on modest graphics, with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 VRAM 4GB or over, AMD R7 370 VRAM 4GB or over enough to meet the minimum. Add 4 GB of RAM and a mid-range CPU and a PC several years old will play it fine.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 1.89x |
| 1440p | Borderline | 1.06x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.47x |
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 | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs well |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ'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
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What are the minimum system requirements for [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Intel Core i3 4130 or over; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 VRAM 4GB or over, AMD R7 370 VRAM 4GB or over; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10, 64bit.
How much storage does [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ need?
[NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ needs about 20 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ?
The RTX 3060 runs [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ is the GPU.