Returnal PC Release Date and Full System Requirements

At the recent The Game Awards gala it was announced that Returnal is heading to PC. Now a handful of new details related to the port have been presented - including updated system requirements. We learned also the game's release date. The action game from Housemarque will hit PC gamers on February 15.

Full system requirements were published on the official PlayStation blog. We see one significant change from those revealed earlier. This time, the recommended configuration lists 16 GB of RAM instead of 32 GB. So the game should walk more smoothly on weaker hardware.

Returnal - minimum requirements (low graphics settings, 720p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7 GHz (quad-core) / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz (quad-core)
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8 GB.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 60 GB (SSD recommended)
5. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Returnal - medium requirements (medium graphics settings, 1080p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 (six-core) / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (six-core)
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 60 GB (SSD recommended)
5. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Returnal - recommended requirements (high graphics settings, 1080p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel i7-8700 3.7 GHz (six-core) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz (eight-core)
2. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 2070 Super 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB.
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. Disk space: 60 GB (SSD recommended)
5. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Returnal - "epic" requirements (highest graphics settings, 4K, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel i7-9700K (octa-core) / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (octa-core)
2. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 3080 10 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB.
3. RAM: 32 GB
4. Disk space: 60 GB (SSD recommended)
5. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

Returnal - "epic" requirements with RT (highest graphics settings, 4K, 60 fps, ray tracing)

1. Processor: Intel i9-11900K (octa-core) / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12-core)
2. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB / AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB.
3. RAM: 32 GB
4. Disk space: 60 GB (SSD recommended)
5. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

At the same time, it was also revealed what options PC players will have access to. Returnal will offer, among other things:

1. ray tracing not only for shadows, but also reflections;
2. support for 21:9 and 32:9 ultra-wide screens;
3. support for Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR technologies;
4. 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound;
5. full DualSense support.