Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 PC Specs Show Surprising Accessibility

With the release date drawing closer, Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have finally lifted the curtain on the official PC requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. What’s surprising is that despite being built on the cutting-edge Unreal Engine 5, the hardware demands are not as punishing as some might expect.

For fans worried about whether their rig can handle the upcoming RPG, the requirements suggest that most modern mid-range PCs should have little trouble running it.

The developers confirmed that the game does not implement heavy, performance-draining technologies such as ray tracing. Instead, the studio seems to have focused on accessibility, ensuring that a wide player base can jump into Seattle’s dark underworld without the need to upgrade their machines. Even storage demands are modest, requiring just 30 GB of available space – a small footprint in today’s gaming landscape where many titles easily exceed 100 GB.

Minimum Requirements

• OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Processor: Intel Core i3-8350K | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD Radeon RX 480 (8GB) | Intel Arc A580 (8GB, Resizable BAR enabled) | AMD Radeon 780M
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 30 GB

Recommended Requirements

• OS: Windows 11
• Processor: Intel Core i5-12600K | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12GB)
• DirectX: Version 12
• Storage: 30 GB

It is worth noting that the published requirements do not specify the resolution, frame rate, or graphical preset these specifications target. As a result, while players know what baseline hardware is needed, they still don’t know exactly what kind of performance to expect on their system. During early previews, some testers reported Unreal Engine’s notorious traversal stutter was present. This issue, common in UE titles, can break immersion when frames hitch during exploration. The developers were made aware of this feedback during Gamescom 2025, raising hopes that optimizations will arrive before launch. After all, other Unreal Engine games such as Silent Hill f have shown that with enough fine-tuning, this issue can be minimized.

Beyond technical matters, Paradox also shared an update for players who purchased the Premium Edition on PlayStation. Those pre-orders have been refunded, and more information about the Premium Edition’s tweaks and the day-one paid DLC, Silk & Song, is expected to be announced on September 17. This kind of transparency signals that the publisher is still adjusting elements of its release strategy even as the game nears launch.

In short, Bloodlines 2 looks set to be approachable for a wide audience from a technical standpoint, but PC players will be watching closely to see whether performance stutters are resolved before the final release. The gothic role-playing adventure may not demand monster rigs, but it will need polish to deliver the immersive vampire fantasy fans have been waiting for since the original 2004 cult classic.