The Surge

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• action role-playing game

• science fiction video game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• The Surge

Localized titles

• The Surge

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*
• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Russian^*
• Korean^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Japanese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Japanese^*

Community tags · historical

• Souls-like^*

  Votes · historical

  431^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  208^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  189^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  148^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  137^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  134^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  116^*

• Mechs^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• Hack and Slash^*

  Votes · historical

  79^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  78^*

• Robots^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  73^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  53^*

• Cyberpunk^*

  Votes · historical

  47^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  44^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  40^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  11^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz)^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  15 GB available space^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD FX-8370 (4,0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3,6 GHz)^*

  Graphics alternatives

  4 GB, AMD Radeon RX 480 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  94^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Deck13 Interactive

• Deck13^*

Publishers

• Focus Entertainment

• 2017-05-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2017-05-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2017-05-15 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2017-05-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 15, 2017^*

Detailed specifications