Sharp, engaging writing and spy story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The game makes you feel threatened, watched, and in danger at all times.”
Steam review · 30.3 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%ZA/UM2026CRPG · Point & Click · RPG
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A dialogue-heavy spy CRPG in Disco Elysium's mold, with great art, worldbuilding and improved systems. Skip it if you expect Disco's writing magic or dislike the narrator and bugs.
Great for
Disco Elysium fans who want a dense, text-heavy spy story with strong art and characters
Main risk
Expecting Disco-level writing and getting a hollower story, weak ending and grating narration
What players love
Rich worldbuilding and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Its world is rich, its plot lines pay off, and it's full of weird and wonderful characters.”
Steam review · 42.7 h played ↗
Gameplay systems improved over Disco
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The new Pressure and Exertion systems add meaningful risk-reward decisions to every skill check.”
Steam review · 56 h played ↗
Stunning art direction and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I'd also consider it the prettiest / nicest looking crpg I've played to date.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Writing and characters fall short of Disco
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“But unlike Disco, this one is hollow.”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
Grating narrator and voice acting issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The narrator's intonation is simply UNBEARABLE, so bad that I had to turn it off from settings immediately.”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
Weak ending and choices that don't matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Your choices matter very little, you come to realize that the entire game boils down to one final encounter.”
Steam review · 24 h played ↗
Punishing anxiety/fatigue system and dice
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“got a permanent skill point loss in the first room of the game for the great sin of looking around.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Missing or mismatched voice lines
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“20 % of the time the audio is missing from voice lines.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗
Bugs and soft-locks
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Still lots of quest bugs and softlocks.”
Steam review · 21.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 6500
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 6500
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
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