Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on Android, iOS, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS. Released in 2004.

Running Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King on a computer

A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.

PCSX2

PCSX2 emulates PlayStation 2.

Minimum

OS:
Latest Windows 10, macOS 11 (Big Sur), Ubuntu 22.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with SSE4.1, two physical cores with SMT, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 1500
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.1, Direct3D 11 or OpenGL 3.3, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 600

Moderate

OS:
Windows 11, macOS 14–15 (Sonoma–Sequoia), Ubuntu 26.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with AVX2, four physical cores, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 2000
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.3, Direct3D 12, OpenGL 4.6 or Metal, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 6000, 4 GB VRAM

Hardware requirements can vary drastically between games; slower hardware may work but playability and performance are not guaranteed.

Source: https://pcsx2.net/docs/setup/requirements, read on 2026-09-08.

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Where Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King can be played

Platforms: Android, iOS, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 3DS.