Can I Run Second Star?
The highly acclaimed second instalment in the STAR OCEAN series, returns as STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R. Brought to life with a unique 2.5D aesthetic, which fuses 2D pixel characters and 3D environm...
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-3330 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon™ RX 470 / Intel® Arc™ A750 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 20 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit |
| DirectX | Version 11 |
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Can you run Second Star?
Second Star is light on hardware. Its minimum, AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti, 8 GB RAM, about 20 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 2.24x |
| 1440p | Runs well | 1.26x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.56x |
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 great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| 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 Second Star'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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Can my PC run Second Star?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Second Star?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210; GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti; 8 GB RAM; OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit.
How much storage does Second Star need?
Second Star needs about 20 GB of HDD storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Second Star?
The RTX 3060 runs Second Star comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Second Star?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Second Star is the GPU.