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ActionRPGCyberpunkStealthSci-fiStory RichAtmospheric

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Game description

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Basic info

DeveloperEidos Montreal, Feral Interactive (Linux/Mac)
PublisherEidos Interactive Corp., Feral Interactive (Linux/Mac)
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateAug 23, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7.1SP1 or above (64-bit Operating System Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB)
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 428 reviews from the past 1 year

76.1/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (76%)

Metacritic: 83 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Sharp writing and detailed cyberpunk streets meet a story that ends too soon, leaving Deus Ex: Mankind Divided at 76.1. Reviewers praise how it plays but feel the plot was cut short.

👍 Strengths

65 reviews enjoy it, and some say it hooks them for many hours or deserves a sequel. 61 praise its visuals, and several mention detailed environments and level design. 55 like the story and writing, and some highlight mature themes of politics, corporations and augmented humans, plus quests with many ways to finish. Gameplay ranks 295th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 636th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World appears in 71% of analyzed reviews and ranks 970th of 1096. 97 feel the story is rushed, and some say it ends abruptly without a real climax. 42 report crashes and bugs, with a few hitting freezes or save problems even on strong PCs. 29 find the campaign short, and some say it feels like half a game with only one hub. Tech & Support ranks 1235th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 1046th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“rest of the game is great overall” · 65 reviews
“graphics, level design, and expanded gameplay systems excellent” · 61 reviews
“creates a lingering sense of sadness and loneliness, emotionally impactful” · 53 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.96 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “missions allow flexing gameplay options in multitude of ways” · 50 reviews
Negative “weapon system is useless if playing full stealth” · 1 review

Progression 7% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 28% · Controls & feel 18%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.85 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “creates a lingering sense of sadness and loneliness, emotionally impactful” · 53 reviews
Negative “visual style and world design regressed significantly from Human Revolution” · 6 reviews

Story 58% · Characters 14%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -0.98 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “a bit shorter than desired” · 29 reviews
Positive “large game with big locations and many alternative paths to explore” · 4 reviews

Variety 9% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.05 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics, level design, and expanded gameplay systems excellent” · 61 reviews
Negative “graphics look very outdated compared to modern standards” · 6 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Community -2.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.17 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “microtransactions for perks and money in a 10-year-old game” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.52 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes and lags on powerful PC, AI behaves stupidly at times” · 42 reviews

Performance 17% · Developer support 14%

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

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