PC requirements

Death Stranding Director's Cut System Requirements

Death Stranding Director's Cut needs at least Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB graphics. For the recommended experience you want Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Death Stranding Director's Cut minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum Recommended
Operating system Windows® 10 Windows® 10
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
Memory 8 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590
DirectX Version 12 Version 12
Storage 80 GB available space 80 GB available space
Additional notes DirectX compatible DirectX compatible
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Other platforms

Death Stranding Director's Cut is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

iOS

Quick answers

Running Death Stranding Director's Cut on PC

Can my PC run Death Stranding Director's Cut?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Death Stranding Director's Cut need?
80 GB available space
What is the difference between minimum and recommended specs?
Minimum means the game starts and is playable, usually at 30fps on low settings at 1080p. Recommended is the developer's target for a smooth 60fps experience at high settings.