Gripping cyberpunk story and themes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The whole idea of human augmentation, corporations, technology and where humanity is heading is really well done.”
Steam review · 55.1 h played ↗
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Eidos Montreal2013Stealth · FPS · RPG
The verdict
A classic cyberpunk stealth-action RPG with a great story, atmosphere and music, but the Director's Cut port stutters and crashes on modern PCs. Skip it if you hate tinkering with fixes.
Great for
Cyberpunk and immersive-sim fans who like stealth, hacking and multiple approaches, and don't mind tweaking
Main risk
Constant stuttering, crashes and game-breaking bugs on modern PCs, with the better original version delisted
What changed in the last 30 days
74 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite performance problems on modern systems, silent crashes and an unfixed final-mission bug. No specific patch or update is evident, so confidence is moderate.
74 recent reviews
What players love
Atmosphere, art style and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Immensely atmospheric game - and a big part of it is Michael McCanns soundtack, that captures perfectly autumnal Detroit vibes”
Steam review · 63.5 h played ↗
Multiple ways to approach missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Every mission gives you multiple ways to solve a problem, and the game constantly rewards your curiosity and your sense of exploration.”
Steam review · 94.9 h played ↗
Holds up well today
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It really is amazing how well this game stood against the test of time.”
Steam review · 94.4 h played ↗
Excellent level design and exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“One of the biggest strengths is the level design. Most of the locations give you multiple ways how to reach the end”
Steam review · 50.6 h played ↗
Great dialogue and negotiation system
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The negotiation system is the best in any game I've played.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Stuttering and poor optimization on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This is a disaster of a PC port. Mainly the performance is to blame here: Stutters like crazy.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Crashes and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Game can't be finished due to a known bug first reported in 2016.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Director's Cut worse than delisted original
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The original Deus Ex: HR is the definitive version to play because it doesn't have the traversal stutters and broken VFX of the "Director's Cut".”
Steam review · 46.4 h played ↗
Dated, clunky gunplay and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Everything related to gameplay pretty much suck: movement, animations and gunplay are all stiff, clunky and unplesant af.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Won't launch or run on modern hardware/Windows 11
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Apparently this game doesn't work on CPUs with a lot of cores”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Linear, choices don't matter; weaker than original
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The biggest thing for me that killed this game's replayability is the lack of choices.”
Steam review · 79.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support17 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Processor2 GHz dual core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8000 series or ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or better
Storage17 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 or Windows 8
ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 or Intel Core 2 Quad or better
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 5850
Storage17 GB available space
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
Processor2 GHz dual core
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 8000 series or ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or better
Storage17 GB available space
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