Divine Divinity

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%2012

$5.99

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A charming, funny, quest-rich proto-Larian action RPG with great music, but crash-prone, quest-breaking and unbalanced late. Skip it if you hate tinkering.

Great for

Patient old-school RPG fans and Larian fans who enjoy exploration, quests and humor, and don't mind tinkering

Main risk

Crashes, corrupted saves and quest-breaking bugs on modern PCs can cost you hours of progress

What players love

Great side quests and rewarding exploration

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“But I love discovering the side quests, it doesn't spoon fed you everything.”
Steam review · 94.5 h played ↗

“The world is interesting to explore and there's a surprising amount of freedom in how you approach things.”
Steam review · 80.6 h played ↗

Funny Larian humor and charming writing

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“The humor is hilarious, the music is amazing, and it’s still an incredible game after all these years.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗

“The humor makes up for everything unclear and unobvious, and in places you really have to sweat.”
Steam review · translated · 73.7 h played ↗

Diablo and old-school CRPG hybrid that holds up

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Fantastic hybrid of old school cRPGs and Diablo”
Steam review · 77.3 h played ↗

“Love this game, still holds up to this day.”
Steam review · 48.8 h played ↗

Great soundtrack and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“It simply oozes atmosphere and the music is unmatched.”
Steam review · 56.2 h played ↗

“Standout soundtrack that dynamically shifts adapting to player actions adds real atmosphere”
Steam review · 64.2 h played ↗

“The music helps a lot. It's incredibly atmospheric and really feels ancient.”
Steam review · translated · 63.6 h played ↗

Flexible classless character building

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“Hours of fun, unlimited combinations of Skills. No being tied down to a specific class”
Steam review · 42.1 h played ↗

“Your character is also capable of wielding any weapon and use any armour.”
Steam review · 52 h played ↗

Huge world with lots of content

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“The first divinity game with a lot of things to do in it, bunch of quests, story, characters, weapons, spells.”
Steam review · 76.8 h played ↗

“Probably well over 100 hours of gameplay since I have played over half of that already”
Steam review · 56.7 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes, corrupted saves and poor modern compatibility

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“sometimes you can get it to get out of the healers village before it catastrophically implodes if you can endure crash after crash after crash”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“after like 30 hours my game saves kept getting corrupted and I was no longer able to save and reload without the game crashing”
Steam review · 60 h played ↗

“Crashes, lag, no compatibility with modern hardware, you have to hunt for workarounds and fixes.”
Steam review · translated · 0.3 h played ↗

Unbalanced difficulty and brutal bosses

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“80% of the game is fine and relatively well balanced, but that end zone is a nightmare.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗

“The second-to-last succubus is harder than the final boss.”
Steam review · translated · 36.5 h played ↗

Quest-breaking and progression-blocking bugs

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“There are quest bugs that will not allow you to progress.”
Steam review · 39.2 h played ↗

“Almost finished and a bug ruined everything, blocking further story progress.”
Steam review · translated · 34.7 h played ↗

Endless, repetitive dungeons and bloated late game

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“The game is deliberately stretched with endless battles and huge locations.”
Steam review · translated · 34 h played ↗

“Five mob-filled mazes and a sixth final maze with the last boss simply destroy all the game's good sides.”
Steam review · translated · 6.2 h played ↗

Clunky, unintuitive controls and UI

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“this is one of THE most unintuitive games I've ever played”
Steam review · 68.2 h played ↗

“Menus don't close on pressing escape.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗

Tiny UI and no high-resolution support

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“the UI doesnt scale to resolution so u have to play at 1900x600 or something silly just so u can read the words”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“The game doesn't support modern resolutions.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Minimum

OSWindows XP

ProcessorPentium IV 1 GHz

Memory256 MB RAM

GraphicsDirectX compatible 3D card

Storage1.7 GB

OSWindows XP

ProcessorPentium IV 1 GHz

Memory256 MB RAM

GraphicsDirectX compatible 3D card

Storage1.7 GB

More games to check

Other games we’ve read the reviews for

See all →

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Mostly Positive · 74%

+ Fast, satisfying combat

− Not a true Castlevania

analyzed 3 d ago

Tales of Eternia Remastered

Very Positive · 84%Early verdict

+ Restored camp skits, fully voiced

− Minimal remaster effort, AI-upscaled art

analyzed 3 d ago

Stupid Never Dies

Mostly Positive · 80%Early verdict

+ Striking art style and vibe

− Repetitive roguelite loop, thin content

analyzed 3 d ago

Avowed

Mostly Positive · 77%

+ Fun, fluid combat with varied builds

− Boring, forgettable story and companions

analyzed 4 d ago

Weekly digest

Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox

The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.

One email a week · unsubscribe in one click