In the grim darkness of the distant future there is only War, unless you have a 64-bit PC with the equivalent of an Intel Core i5-8600K and at least eight gigs of RAM, in which case you’ll have to, I don’t know, live in eternal peace or something. I’m pretty sure not having eight gigs of RAM is heresy, but fear not, you can probably compensate by taking a cue from the God-Emperor and having a horde of dying psykers pour their brain power into your motherboard.
Long story brief, Focus Home has released the system requirements for action game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. They sit proudly on the header image above, and are listed in the quote below for easier copying and pasting.
Minimum:
A 64-bit processor and operating system are required
Operating system: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel Core i5-8600K
Memory: 8GB RAM
Graphics: 6 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 580 / Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space
Additional Notes: 30 FPS at 1920×1080 resolution with the “Low” setting. SSD required.
Recommended:
A 64-bit processor and operating system are required
Operating system: Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-12700
Memory: 16GB RAM
Graphics: 8 GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 75 GB available space
Additional Notes: 60 FPS at 1920×1080 resolution with “Ultra” preset. SSD required.
To my non-editor eye, they don’t seem all that scary, but keep in mind that these are the requirements to run the game at 1080p. I suspect that higher resolutions in Ultra mode will make a large difference. It’s best to gather a few extra psykers just to be on the protected side.
Space Marine 2 is out on September 9th, and I think it’s fair to say we can’t wait. If we’re going to get into the damned jargon of scoring, the 2011 original felt like a 7/10 action game with a 9/10 action game in the middle that had a chainsword stuck in it. The sequel features a recent campaign starring the stalwart Ultramarine lieutenant Titus, as well as a rogue’s gallery of greenskins, Tyranids, and Chaos Marines. The game also features cooperative and competitive multiplayer, though unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be any cross-species PvP.
This last omission is of course a test of your loyalty to the Imperium, the most critical “system requirement” of them all. A true servant of the God-Emperor would not blanch at not being able to play as a Tyranid. Speaking of traitors, a WIP version of the game leaked online last month, but it is apparently complete and fully playable. I dare say there is footage out there if you feel like spoiling it for yourself.
