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Dying Light System Requirements Revealed

Can your rig run the open-world zombie game? Read on to find out.

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[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, a Techland representative told GameSpot that the PC requirements featured on Dying Light's Steam page were out-of-date. Below are the game's true minimum and recommended requirements.

Minimum requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit / Windows 8 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM DDR3
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB available space
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / AMD Radeon HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
  • Direct X: Version 11
  • Sound: DirectX compatible

Recommended requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit / Windows 8 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM DDR3
  • Hard Drive: 40 GB available space
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 290 (2GB VRAM)
  • Direct X: Version 11
  • Sound: DirectX compatible

Additional Notes:

  • Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
  • Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

The original story is below.

Ahead of Dying Light's release in January 2015, developer Techland has revealed the open-world zombie game's PC requirements through an update to the game's Steam product page.

Can your PC rig run the latest project from the creators of Dead Island? Check out the minimum and recommended specs below to find out.

Dying Light launches January 27, 2015 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game was originally expected to arrive for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but those versions were recently canceled.

It's been a big week for Dying Light news, as Techland has also revealed the game's DLC pass, which will span three expansion packs.

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