Dark Souls: Remastered
- Developer
- QLOC
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Released
- 23 May 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Dark Souls Remastered is a remastered version of the original game Dark Souls. The updated version of the game features graphical enhancements, an expanded online mode, and the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
Best gaming PC for Dark Souls: Remastered in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dark Souls: Remastered today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Bandai Namco Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit / Service Pack 1 | Windows 10 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz / AMD FX-6300, 3.5 GHz | Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.2 GHz |
| RAM | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB / Radeon HD 6870, 1 GB | GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB / Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dark Souls: Remastered?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.2 GHz and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB / Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.