Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition

Third-person hack-and-slash action with five distinct playable fighters

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Published by CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Released Jun 23, 2015

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 23K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 233 in 30 days
Playing now: 110; peak 24h 186
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 4, 2026

What is Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition?

A single-player, third-person action game set in the gothic castle town of Fortuna. Across story missions, you fight demons with guns, swords, and character-specific combos as Nero, a knight ordered to pursue Dante after the death of the Order of the Sword's leader.

For you if...

+you enjoy fast, technical combat built around stylish combos
+you want distinct movesets across five playable characters
+you like difficult single-player action with replay value

Not for you if...

−you want a campaign without repeated areas and bosses
−you prefer relaxed combat with little combo practice
−you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign

What players say

87% of 22,532 reviews are positive · 90% of 233 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the fast combat, deep combo system, and distinct character movesets. They criticize the repeated areas and bosses in the campaign's second half. Many recent players report startup crashes on modern systems and high-resolution displays, often requiring unofficial fixes.

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Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo 2.4GHz, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon(TM) HD 3850 with 512MB RAM or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 27 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10
Notes: Some high end integrated graphics and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 / Windows 11
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 3.0GHz, AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8350K, AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Graphics: NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 570, AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7790 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, Radeon RX Vega
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 27 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Some high end integrated graphics and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.