Disco Elysium - The Final Cut ▶ Trailer
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RPGStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveIsometricAtmospheric

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Game description

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Basic info

DeveloperZA/UM
PublisherZA/UM
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 15, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo
Memory2 GB
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible video card (integrated or dedicated with min 512MB memory)
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 340 reviews from the past 1 year

92.0/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 97 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A detective role-playing game built on words and choices, Disco Elysium - The Final Cut scores 92.0, top 10% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 7th of 1096. 174 reviews praise the story, the most upvoted calling it brutally honest and deeply empathetic. 52 describe an immersive, living world. 24 find it fun and engaging enough to recommend. Visuals & Sound ranks 39th of 1249, Content Volume ranks 101st of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 291st of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

50 reviews raise concerns about the studio behind it, and some note that the original developers have left. 40 find the heavy text and long conversations tiring, and some say it does not explain what to do next, so they must talk to everyone to move on. A few also miss subtitles in their language. Tech & Support ranks 1161st of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 833rd of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story is absolutely incredible, brutally honest and deeply empathetic” · 174 reviews
“original developers fraudulently kicked out, game stolen by corporate investors” · 50 reviews
“game is fun and engaging enough to recommend despite life circumstances” · 24 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.32 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “enormous freedom to create absurd character concepts and roleplay” · 6 reviews
Negative “mostly only gives the appearance of choices mattering throughout” · 2 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 18% · Freedom 12% · Controls & feel 3%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 83% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.50 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story is absolutely incredible, brutally honest and deeply empathetic” · 174 reviews
Negative “abstract writing and convoluted sarcasm caused stress and confusion” · 7 reviews

Characters 41% · World 54%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.27 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “short story with massive information but abruptly ends, disappointing” · 1 review

Variety 4% · Replayability 11%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.44 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “ultimate best voice acting ever, complex and diverse performances” · 11 reviews
Negative “voice acting poor, actors lapse accents, wrong emphasis misleads” · 1 review

Visuals 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +1.98 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.24 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “publisher exploited ZAUM's name and legacy, capitalist alienation of the work” · 13 reviews

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

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.56 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “original developers fraudulently kicked out, game stolen by corporate investors” · 50 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 2%

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

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