There's been a fairly large gap between 2015's Dying Light and the sequel, which is finally due to come out in February 2022. Given that Dying Light 2 was announced at E3 in 2018, fans have been waiting patiently for its inevitable release. With the sequel less than two months away from hitting the shelves, more information has come to light about the game. Specifically, it's been announced what players will need to run the game on PC, as well as what the developer, Techland, recommends for best performance.

According to a recent report, the studio has finally given details about the hardware specifications for Dying Light 2: Stay Human. A quick glance at the minimum requirements suggests that players won't need to break the bank in order to run the sequel, with an Intel i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 running at 8 GB of RAM being optimal to play the game, most likely at low-to-mid settings. Naturally, as the requirements increase, users will need a stronger system, but even at the highest settings, it doesn't seem that anything above an i5 processor will be required.

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The game will also need 60 GB of hard-drive space, with an SSD being recommended. This is nearly three times the console version of Dying Light 2 which on PS5 may require around 21 GB of storage, but that's before the day one patch which will inevitably be rolling out upon release.

Dying Light 2 Stay Human cover image

However, when it comes to running the game at the top end of the spectrum, with DLSS and ray tracing capabilities, Techland does recommend players use an Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card, especially for those that want to run it at 60fps at 1080 resolution. RTX 2000 series cards seem to be suitable enough for general recommended settings, but obviously the best visual quality will come with the more powerful GPU. Of course, this could leave some people out of luck as many are still struggling to get hold of new hardware, so a 3080 might be a stretch for some.

Dying Light 2 had a new trailer shown at this year's Game Awards, so there's currently quite a bit of buzz around this sequel. With hack and slash combat, parkour elements, and zombie antagonists, February is probably going to be an exciting time, especially for those who enjoyed the first game. Early impressions do suggest that fans are in for a treat, and there's not too long to wait now.

Full PC specs are as follows:

Minimum System Requirements (Ray Tracing Off):

  • CPU: Intel Core i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 GB VRAM)
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Storage space: 60 GB HDD

Recommended System Specifications (Ray Tracing Off):

  • CPU: Intel® Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Storage space: 60 GB SSD

Ray Tracing On Minimum System Requirements:

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Storage space: 60 GB SSD

Ray Tracing On Recommended System Requirements:

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Storage space: 60 GB SDD

Dying Light 2: Stay Human releases February 4, 2022, for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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Source: DSO Gaming