Tom Clancy’s The Division™
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ActionAdventureRPGOpen WorldLooter ShooterMultiplayerThird-Person ShooterCo-op

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Game description

A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

Basic info

DeveloperMassive Entertainment
PublisherUbisoft
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMar 7, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSOriginally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400 | AMD FX-6100, or better
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with 2 GB VRAM (current equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760) | AMD R…
Storage40 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 402 reviews from the past 1 year

73.7/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (71%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A snowy, locked down New York sets the mood in this online looter shooter, which scores 73.7 from 402 analyzed reviews and 97,210 on Steam.

👍 Strengths

98 reviews praise the world and its atmosphere, from dynamic weather to the desolate winter city, and some say it explores how fragile society can be. Story & World ranks 601st of 1096. 78 say they enjoy it and find it fun, and a few have kept coming back for thousands of hours. 71 admire the graphics, saying the lighting, textures and detailed streets still look great years later. Visuals & Sound ranks 292nd of 1249, and Multiplayer ranks 416th of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

58 reviews find it repetitive, with the same enemies, side missions and formula in every district, and some say endgame dailies turn into routine. 23 call it too hard at times, citing bullet sponge enemies, brutal scaling and a punishing endgame for solo players. 19 are let down by the story, with some calling it short, forgettable or hard to follow. Content Volume ranks 993rd of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1145th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“incredible atmosphere, dynamic weather, immersive post-apocalyptic world” · 98 reviews
“very fun to play through story mode, love the game and enemies, holds up well” · 78 reviews
“gorgeous graphics and immersive atmosphere that holds up after 10 years” · 71 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Progression +0.97 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Positive “progression is rewarding and loot grind remains satisfying” · 10 reviews
Negative “grinding feels unrewarding, no sense of growth despite repetition” · 11 reviews

Difficulty 17% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 6% · Strategy 15% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.79 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “incredible atmosphere, dynamic weather, immersive post-apocalyptic world” · 98 reviews

Story 30% · Characters 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.39 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive world, enemies scale in health not behavior, limited evolution” · 58 reviews

Volume 15% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.77 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “gorgeous graphics and immersive atmosphere that holds up after 10 years” · 71 reviews

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.73 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great experience with friends, lots of challenges and gear combinations” · 33 reviews
Negative “dead online population makes solo play extremely difficult and frustrating” · 12 reviews

Community 14% · Servers & Connection 8%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.45 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “enemy stats exponentially scale while player stats barely grow, making combat unfair” · 15 reviews

Anti-cheat 6% · Pricing 8% · Matchmaking 4%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.26 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “Ubisoft no longer makes quality games like before” · 6 reviews

Stability 5% · Performance 6%

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

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