Elemental turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Setting poison on fire or electrifying a puddle never gets old.”
Steam review · 89.1 h played ↗
Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Larian Studios2014RPG · Adventure · Strategy
The verdict
A deep, hard old-school party CRPG with brilliant elemental turn-based combat and great co-op, but vague quests and steep difficulty. Skip it if you want hand-holding.
Great for
Fans of Baldur's Gate-style CRPGs who enjoy tactical turn-based combat, experimentation and co-op
Main risk
Vague quests and level-gated brutal fights leave you stuck, and the Enhanced Edition is better
What players love
Freedom and multiple quest solutions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“all quests can be finished in at least two different ways and you won’t be punished for playing your own way.”
Steam review · 71.3 h played ↗
Great co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It’s even better with a friend — the co-op makes the experience unforgettable”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Deep character building
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“So many possibilities when creating a character.”
Steam review · 79.6 h played ↗
Beautiful art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“it has the most sublime OST”
Steam review · 42.9 h played ↗
Humor and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the voice acting, the quests, the humour.”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, weak story and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is 98% fighting, with a very small plot that is doled out in extremely small servings.”
Steam review · 71.8 h played ↗
Brutal difficulty and unbalanced encounters
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Most of the early combat encounters are impossible due to the enemies being twice your level.”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
Bugs, quest-breaking and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“game breaking bug, there is no way out.”
Steam review · 50.6 h played ↗
Vague quests, no direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the quest directions are so vage that you can't resonably figure out what to do next.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Enhanced Edition is better
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Buy the Enhanced Edition, it fixes everything wrong with this.”
Steam review · 67.5 h played ↗
Slow combat, no speed-up
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“No method to speed up battle animations”
Steam review · 98.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsHD Intel Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4850 or equivalent
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel i5 2400 or higher
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 ti 1GB ram or or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6XXX or higher
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP3 or higher
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsHD Intel Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT (512 MB) or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 4850 or equivalent
Storage10 GB available space
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