Hell is Us System Requirements Revealed, RTX 4090 for 4K
and just 30 FPS?
Hell is Us is an upcoming open-world title from Rogue Factor and Nacon that is built around meaningful exploration, a lack of guidance, and punchy combat. It also looks the part thanks to being developed on Unreal Engine 5, but what can players expect in terms of performance?
Rogue Factor has given players a first look at the technical details of the PC version, along with a playable demo to test out the game on their platform. Here are the complete system requirements for Hell is Us.
Hell is Us System Requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | High | Very High | Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1440p | 1440p | 4K |
| Preset | Medium | High | High | Very High | Ultra |
| Target Framerate | 30 FPS | 60 FPS | 60 FPS | 60 FPS | 30 FPS |
| OS | Windows 10 – 64-bit | Windows 10 – 64-bit | Windows 10 – 64-bit | Windows 10 – 64-bit | Windows 10 – 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700k AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | Intel Core i7-7700k AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | Intel Core i7-7700k AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | Intel Core i7-7700k AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | Intel Core i7-7700k AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 1070 8 GB AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB | NVIDIA RTX 2080Ti 11 GB AMD RX 6750 XT 12GB | NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB AMD RX 6800 XT 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 3090 24GB AMD RX 6900 XT 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4090 24GB AMD RX 7900 XTX 24GB |
| Storage | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD | 30 GB SSD |
There is a lot to unpack here, especially when it comes to the ultra preset and its RTX 4090 requirement. Every preset above is making use of upscaling technologies, and it’s built into the game’s in-game graphical presets as well. This is already a sign that the game heavily relies on upscaling technologies like TSR, DLSS, FSR, and XeSS to maintain a steady framerate.
So, even on an RTX 4090, you can’t hit 60 FPS at the ultra preset. At the ultra preset, the internal resolution is reduced by 10%, and I’m guessing that if you use the performance preset at 4K, you’ll get a decent experience.
Even at 1440p, you’ll need a fairly decent GPU like the RTX 3080 to hit 60 FPS at the high preset, paired with upscaling. The developers are pretty upfront about this, and they claim to push the graphical fidelity “as far as possible”.
Hell is Us Demo
Thankfully, there is a demo to try out to see if you can play the game at a reasonable framerate without sacrificing too much of the visuals. You can get it directly through Steam, and it will be available today at 4PM UTC.
Hell is Us Release Date
Hell is Us is coming to PC, Xbox Series S|X, and PS5 on September 4, 2025. You can now pre-order it across all platforms.
I’m a bit worried about the performance side of things here. Based on these requirements, I fear that image quality might suffer due to the need for upscaling just to achieve a decent framerate at every resolution. I hope the demo runs better than these specs suggest and that the final release of Hell is Us is optimized to deliver a consistent experience without sacrificing too much image clarity.
