SCARLET NEXUS is coming to PC on June 25th – Here’s what you need to run it on PC

Bandai Namco has confirmed that their upcoming anime hack-n-slash SCARLET NEXUS will be coming to PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 on June 25th. It has been confirmed that SCARLET NEXUS will be arriving on PC through Valve’s Steam platform. 

Yesterday, it was also confirmed that SCARLET NEXUS will also be given an Anime series this summer, which will be released globally on the same day as its Japanese launch. 

In SCARLET NEXUS, gamers can choose to play at Yuito and Kasane, one of two elite psionics that have been tasked with combatting an inhuman threat known as “The Others”, deranged mutant creatures that have descended to earth to devour human brains. 

SCARLET NEXUS occurs in the future, where humanity has discovered a psionic hormone within the human brain, propelling humanity into an era of extra-sensory brainpower. As humanity entered into its psionic age, the species is threatened with extinction at the hands of The Others, who can only be combated by those with acute psionic abilities. Players will take the role of elite psionic fighters in the OSF (Others Suppression Force), who are humanity’s last line of defence. 

Hardware Requirements

On PC, SCARLET NEXUS is designed to run on Windows 10-powered PCs using the DirectX 11 API. As a cross-generation console release, PC gamers can expect the game to scale well from low-end to high-end gaming PCs, as the game is designed to run with both last-generation and current generation consoles. 

Below are SCARLET NEXUS’ PC system requirements, as listed on the game’s Steam Page. 

MINIMUM:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7970, 3 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-6600 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space

Sadly, Bandai Namco has not provided us with resolution, settings or framerate targets for Scarlet Nexus’ PC system requirements. GPU-wise, the game should run on any graphics card stronger than an AMD HD 7970 or a Geforce GTX 760, though graphics cards that are equal to or stronger than AMD’s R9 290X or Nvidia’s GTX 970 are recommended. 

These system requirements are low for a modern title, though it remains to be seen how demanding the game will be on PCs that target high resolutions or framerates. As a DirectX 11 title, SCARLET NEXUS is not likely to feature advanced graphics features like DXR Ray Tracing.