Dishonored
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ActionAdventureStealthFirst-PersonAssassinsSteampunkSingleplayer

221 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 555

Peak in the last 7 days: 677

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Game description

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Basic info

DeveloperArkane Studios
PublisherBethesda Softworks
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 8, 2012
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows Vista / Windows 7
Processor3.0 GHz dual core or better
Memory3 GB
GraphicsDirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB video RAM or better (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon…
Storage9 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 423 reviews from the past 1 year

95.0/ 100
Top 1%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 91 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Freedom to approach every level your own way is why Dishonored scores 95.0. 94 reviews praise that freedom, and the most upvoted counts dozens of hidden entry points that never force a playstyle.

👍 Strengths

Gameplay ranks 10th of 1396 and appears in 70% of analyzed reviews. 57 reviews love it, and the most upvoted praises the DLC as well and says it keeps the immersive sim alive. 57 say the story and its choices matter, and Story & World ranks 94th of 1096, with players praising its atmosphere and rich lore. Others enjoy combining skills and items, which they say gives the game a high ceiling.

👎 Where it falls short

27 reviews raise difficulty, the most upvoted complaining about one achievement that depends on luck as much as skill. 14 found the story only average, and 11 point out a balance problem in the design: the game hands you many ways to kill but steers you toward a non lethal path for the good ending, and some feel the most fun tools belong to the dark playthrough.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“straight 10/10 with incredible 10/10 DLC, immersive sim genre kept alive” · 57 reviews
“story and choice matter, best purchase of life” · 57 reviews
“skill combinations and item synergies have high ceiling” · 48 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 70% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.16 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “skill combinations and item synergies have high ceiling” · 48 reviews
Negative “all fun techniques reserved for evil playthroughs, good path lacks tools” · 7 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 38% · Controls & feel 20%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.58 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story and choice matter, best purchase of life” · 57 reviews
Negative “story is mid and provides only basic motivation” · 14 reviews

Characters 12% · World 37%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.06 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “excellent replay value with multiple choices and endings” · 14 reviews
Negative “not enough to replay after completion” · 2 reviews

Volume 10% · Variety 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.42 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “looks fantastic with mods, immersive tale keeps you invested for hours” · 36 reviews
Negative “ancient textures nearly deterred play, old game aesthetics need adaptation” · 10 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +5.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.08 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth every penny, DLC included or not” · 2 reviews
Negative “DLC is unnecessary and required for platinum, disgusting” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.14 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs very well in modern systems” · 5 reviews
Negative “loading times between different areas in same mission” · 4 reviews

Stability 3% · Developer support 0%

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

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