Wuchang Fallen Feathers system requirements

The Wuchang Fallen Feathers system requirements have been subject to updates over time, and, in theory, they should now favor less powerful gaming PCs. However, when you look beneath the surface, there's a quite alarming discovery that suggests this change isn't for the better. Given the ongoing performance issues players are experiencing, it appears that our worst fears have been confirmed.

Alongside this update, we now know the total file size, and we still recommend grabbing the best SSD that your gaming PC can take from our buying guide, even though the SSD requirement has been dropped to a recommendation. Wuchang Fallen Feathers is shaping up to be another strong contender for the best soulslike crown, but you're going to need our guide to the best Wuchang Fallen Feathers settings, given that the game is suffering from some teething issues during launch.

Here are the Wuchang Fallen Feathers system requirements for PC:

The Wuchang Fallen Feathers minimum requirements are around where we expect most modern 3D games to be, but there's now the caveat that these specs were tested using DLSS or FSR, but it doesn't specify which level of upscaling was used, a key detail to overlook.

It's worth noting that the original specs we found were only on the Epic Games Store, and not on Steam. While developers are not forced to display system requirements on either storefront in the lead-up to a release, it is strange that one storefront had specs before the other, although both have since been updated to show the new specs.

You'll need an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 alongside an Intel Core i5 8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600. The RAM requirement also starts at 16GB, which is the new norm, and is backed up by the latest Steam hardware survey showing over 75% of players now have 16GB of RAM or more.

If you're not part of this crowd just yet, upgrading to some of the best gaming RAM that is compatible with your gaming PC is one of the easiest and cheapest upgrades you can currently invest in.

As we turn our attention to the Wuchang Fallen Feathers recommended specs, there was previously a considerable jump up to the RTX 3070 or RX 6750, but this has been replaced with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and AMD Radeon RX 5700. The CPU demands have also come down, and the RAM requirement, which was doubled to 32GB, is now just 16GB.

Once again, it's stated that DLSS or FSR has been used in testing, with no specificity given to the level of upscaling used. This has us very worried about the PC performance of Wuchang Fallen Feathers.

I've made my feelings very clear about the use of upscaling in system requirements, and ultimately believe they have no place. However, if a developer is going to use upscaling to determine the system requirements, the least they should offer is the specific technology used and the level of upscaling applied. This is because the difference between Nvidia DLSS 4 'quality' and AMD FSR 'performance' is huge, and it's important context for PC players to have before they commit to a purchase.

Elsewhere, the Wuchang Fallen Feathers download size has been confirmed as 60GB. We can see that an SSD is now recommended rather than required at both tiers, and it's been confirmed that a HDD is fine to store and play the game on.

You can read our Wuchang Fallen Feathers review if you want to know how we feel about this latest soulslike game. Be wary, however, as the Wuchang Fallen Feathers Steam reviews suggest the game is having a rough time thanks to performance-related issues.

Take our Wuchang Fallen Feathers PC system requirements benchmark test to answer the question… Can I run Wuchang Fallen Feathers?

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