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ActionAdventureChoices MatterStory RichMultiple EndingsCinematicSingleplayer

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Game description

Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.

Basic info

DeveloperQuantic Dream
PublisherQuantic Dream
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 18, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300 @ 2.8 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.1GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.2GHz
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 780 or AMD HD 7950 with 3GB VRAM minimum (Support of Vulkan 1.1 requir…
Storage55 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 445 reviews from the past 1 year

94.2/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 80 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

269 reviews of Detroit: Become Human praise its story, and a few say its questions about AI and work feel more relevant now than at release. It scores 94.2, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 21st of 1096 and comes up in 91% of analyzed reviews, and players say its themes about automation feel increasingly real. 44 reviews praise the characters, many singling out Connor's design, and 32 praise beautiful graphics. Visuals & Sound ranks 40th of 1249, Gameplay ranks 25th of 1396 and Content Volume ranks 52nd of 1351, and some say it has aged like fine wine.

👎 Where it falls short

29 reviews find the controls and camera aggravating at times. 25 feel the story lacks depth, with some paths limited to binary choices, and 9 say a relationship system triggers negative reactions without explaining how to progress. A few report stutter despite modest visual demands, and some wish for a sequel that never came.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game is a profound mirror reflecting AI replacing human labor and society's future” · 269 reviews
“Beautiful graphics selected” · 32 reviews
“game aged like fine wine and is even more impactful now” · 21 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.25 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “meaningful choices that genuinely matter throughout the game” · 12 reviews
Negative “struggles to balance freedom with game structure” · 4 reviews

Progression 2% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 6% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 91% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.35 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “game is a profound mirror reflecting AI replacing human labor and society's future” · 269 reviews
Negative “story depth lacking, Connor's path limited to binary choices, idealized narrative” · 25 reviews

Characters 52% · World 42%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.90 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “every story unique and unforgettable, main replayability feature” · 10 reviews
Negative “cannot skip cutscenes limits replayability despite wanting to replay” · 5 reviews

Volume 13% · Variety 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.40 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful graphics selected” · 32 reviews
Negative “textures gutted, materials downgraded, visuals look like last-gen garbage” · 2 reviews

Audio 23%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.06 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “excellent value at discount prices, worth purchasing” · 1 review
Negative “expensive at full price, much cheaper during Epic sales” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability +0.02 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “ran into crashes and bugs during playthrough” · 6 reviews

Performance 5% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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