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Stellar Blade

Developer
SHIFT UP
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Released
26 April 2024
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£59.99

Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5

Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure

Stellar Blade is a third-person action-adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Players control Eve, an elite soldier deployed from an orbital colony to reclaim the planet from hostile creatures called Naytibas. The combat system emphasizes timing-based parrying and evasion, with skill gauges that unlock powerful attacks and buffs. The game features exploration across ruined environments, side quests from NPC survivors in the last human city of Xion, and a narrative with multiple endings based on player choices.

Best gaming PC for Stellar Blade in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Stellar Blade today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Sony Interactive 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 10 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel® Core™ i5-7600k Processor / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X Processor Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X Processor
RAM 16 GB 16 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage 75 GB 75 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Stellar Blade?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor / AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X Processor and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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