Shrek 2 Remastered Launches 10 November for $29.99, With an RTX 3060 Ti as Its PC Minimum

Shrek 2 Remastered launches on 10 November 2026 for $29.99, Aspyr Media confirmed at the ID@Xbox showcase on 20 October, and the Steam listing went live the same evening. The surprise is on PC: the minimum spec for a remaster of a 2004 PS2-era game is an RTX 3060 Ti or RX 7600 with 16 GB of RAM.

This piece is built on the Steam store page, the Xbox Wire showcase post and reporting from Gematsu, IGN, Push Square and Nintendo Life. The comparison tables use Steam data we read on 21 October 2026 and the original game's Metacritic pages.

When does Shrek 2 Remastered come out, and where?

According to Gematsu's write-up of Aspyr's announcement, the game arrives on every current platform on the same day. Pre-orders are open with a 10% discount until 9 November, Nintendo Life reports, and Xbox says Game Pass members get up to 20% off the Xbox pre-order. The listing leaked through the Xbox Store the week before the showcase.

What is new in the remaster?

Aspyr's Steam description lists rebuilt textures, a new interface, 4K resolution and remade cutscenes. Two features are new: a Photo Mode and a Cheat Mode that unlocks cheats from the menu. The structure is unchanged: you travel from Shrek's swamp to Far Far Away and swap between heroes, each with an ability that solves environmental puzzles.

The biggest change from 2004 is online play. The original supported four players on one console only; the remaster adds online and mixed online-plus-couch sessions. The reveal trailer opens with a Vice City-style parody of GTA 6, as IGN points out: Aspyr is launching nine days before GTA 6's 19 November release rather than avoiding it.

Why do the PC requirements stand out?

Aspyr's earlier remasters run on almost anything. Shrek 2 Remastered's minimum spec on Steam is closer to a mid-range gaming PC from the last three years, and the recommended spec asks for an RTX 4070 or RX 7800 XT with 12 GB of video memory. Aspyr has not explained the jump, and store requirements sometimes change before launch.

How good was the original Shrek 2 game?

Critics were polite rather than impressed. Luxoflux's console version, published by Activision in May 2004, sits at 70 to 72 on Metacritic, while the separate PC game made by KnowWonder scored 55. Sales were another story: Activision said it sold more than 4 million units, Variety reported in February 2005. The remaster's four-player, hero-swapping description matches the console version.

What do players think of Aspyr's other remasters?

Aspyr's single-player remasters are well liked on Steam. The exception is Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, its multiplayer-focused release, which still sits at Mostly Negative. That is worth keeping in mind for a remaster whose main new feature is online co-op.

What we don't know yet

Aspyr has not said whether the original voice recordings are reused, what resolution and frame rate the Switch versions target, or why the PC spec is so high. There is no physical edition announced either. We will add those details, and the review scores after 10 November, to our Shrek 2 Remastered hub.