Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes is out today: PC, Linux and Steam Deck specs

Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes launches today, November 10, at 5 PM CET on Steam, GOG and Humble. It is a visual novel set in the World of Darkness version of Berlin, made by Revive the Spark under license from Paradox Interactive. It has branching storylines and mechanics inspired by the 5th edition tabletop RPG, and the studio promises 20 to 25 hours of story. There is good news for your PC on two fronts: it asks for very little, and it has a native SteamOS and Linux version.

Oaths & Ashes PC requirements

These are the Windows requirements from the Steam page:

	Minimum	Recommended
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000	GeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon RX 560
CPU	Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4300	Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 3 1200
RAM	6 GB	8 GB
Storage	8 GB	8 GB
OS	Windows 10 64-bit	Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit

Both tiers require DirectX 11.

The Linux requirements are almost identical: Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3.0, with the same processor, the same RAM and the same disk space. Only the minimum GPU changes, to a GeForce GTX 650. The recommended tier stays at a GTX 750 Ti or RX 560. There is no Mac version. If you play on Linux, you can find more options in our Linux games list.

Which GPUs run it

Every popular card we checked clears both the minimum and the recommended. All of them grade S (“Overkill”), measured against the recommended requirement. That includes cards with a few years on them, like the GTX 1650, the GTX 1060 6GB, the Radeon RX 580 and the RTX 3050. If you have any of those, your GPU will not be what holds you back.

canirun grades assume 16 GB of RAM. The game asks for 6 GB minimum and 8 GB recommended. If your rig is modest, you will find similar picks in games for low-end PCs.

Still unsure? On October 12 the studio updated the demo with fixes based on what players asked for in reviews, on Discord and on Steam. It is an easy way to try it on your own machine before you buy.

What about Steam Deck?

Valve has not verified it yet. On specs alone, the Deck clears the minimum, and our estimate is a B against the recommended, meaning it meets it. Keep in mind this is a spec-based estimate, not a real test. What is confirmed is that the store page lists SteamOS 3.0 among the supported systems. You can find the details on the game’s Steam Deck page.