First Reviews: Days Gone PC

Today marks the debut of the PC version of Days Gone, an action game from Sony Bend Studio that until now has been available exclusively on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles.

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Days Gone launches on PC today;
Average review score: Metacritic - 78%, OpenCritic - 71%.

Today marks the debut of the PC version of Days Gone, an action game created by Bend Studio (Sony's in-house development team) that has previously been available only on PlayStation consoles. The title can be purchased on Steam or Epic Games Store. There are quite a few reviews of the PC edition of the discussed work already available on the web.

Days Gone - selected reviews

According to the reviewers, the PC version of Days Gone is quite a good work. Journalists praise the good technical condition, great graphics and engaging storyHowever, some of them complain a bit about not very innovative gameplay, as well as open world and activities which do not stand out in any way against other positions from the genre.

"Days Gone is the perfect PlayStation game to make its way to PC. It was already a beautiful game (on the consoles - ed. note), but held back by the PS4 and PS4 Pro. On PC, Days Gone gets it’s chance to flourish, running at uncapped frame rates, high resolutions, and touting an FOV slider. While it is missing some cool next-gen upgrades like ray tracing and DLSS, Days Gone runs nearly flawlessly on PC, and serves as a testament to Bend’s tradecraft. Even if you’ve already played the game on PS4 or PS4 Pro, it’s worth jumping back into the shoes of Deacon St John on PC to massacre a freaker horde at the highest level of performance possible," David Burdette, GamingTrend (Score - 90/100)

"Days Gone provides a good level of challenge and an interesting story, which should make PC users glad to see the game ported from PS4. Technically, it's a pretty good game, with excellent graphics and a good soundtrack. It also gives the impression of being stable. There are a few minor quirks here and there, but the game should keep you busy killing monsters for a while," Paolo Besser, The Games Machine (Score - 8.8/10).

"Riding and maintaining your bike is great—the boring world, dull missions, and overly serious tone, not so much," Andy Kelly, PC Gamer (Score - 63/100).

Days Gone - selected review scores

On Metacritic, the game currently has a review average of 78%. On OpenCritic it is doing slightly worse (average 71%, with 51% of reviewers recommending the title), but it is worth noting that this is an aggregate score, including both the older console version and the freshly released PC version.

GamingTrend - 90/100
GameSkinny - 9/10
The Games Machine - 8.8/10
GameStar - 80/100
Multiplayer.it - 8/10
Eurogamer Italy - 8/10
CGMagazine - 8/10
PCGamesN - 8/10
GameSpew - 8/10
Noisy Pixel - 8/10
Game Revolution - 8/10
Screen Rant - 4/5
Merlin'in Kazanl - 76/100
Jeuxvideo - 15/20
Attack of the Fanboy - 3.5/5
Shindig - 3.5/5
PC Gamer - 63/100

Days Gone PC - system requirements

Below we also remind the minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of Days Gone, which, fortunately, are not too high.

Days Gone - minimum system requirements

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300 @ 3.5GHz
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
DirectX: Version 11
Disk space: 70 GB of available space
Additional Notes: SSD and 16 GB of memory are recommended; the game requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Days Gone - recommended system rquirements

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-4770K @ 3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.5GHz
Memory: 16GB RAM
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
DirectX: Version 11
Disk space: 70 GB of available space
Additional Notes: SSD is recommended; game requires 64-bit processor and operating system