Deep elemental turn-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Elemental interactions, positioning, and creative builds make every fight feel like a puzzle rather than just a stat check.”
Steam review · 101.1 h played ↗
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Larian Studios2015Party-Based RPG · RPG · Adventure
The verdict
A deep, tactical Larian CRPG with brilliant elemental combat and freedom, but cryptic puzzles, bugs and unfair late fights. Skip it if you want BG3/DOS2 polish.
Great for
Patient CRPG fans and co-op duos who enjoy tactical turn-based combat, experimentation and Larian humor
Main risk
Vague quests, hidden-button puzzles and unfair late-game fights turn the second half into a guide-dependent slog
What changed in the last 30 days
101 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite save/sync errors, mouse input bugs, unfair Honor-mode deaths and the game feeling outdated after BG3 and DOS2. Likely driven by new players arriving from BG3.
101 recent reviews
What players love
Charming humor, characters and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The quirky humor reminds me of old point & click adventure games”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Good entry point and still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“so cool to see where many mechanics from BG3/DO2 were born. The game holds up just fine.”
Steam review · 31.2 h played ↗
Freedom and multiple ways to solve quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Quests can be solved in multiple ways, builds feel flexible, and the game constantly rewards experimentation instead of forcing a single “correct” solution.”
Steam review · 101.1 h played ↗
Great co-op experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“100% the best co-op RPG experience out there. No contest. No competitors”
Steam review · 84.8 h played ↗
Huge world with lots of quests and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the highlight is undoubtedly the quests. The sheer number and creativity of the side quests make the game incredibly enjoyable.”
Steam review · 95.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Obtuse puzzles, pixel-hunting and no guidance
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“there is so little hand holding in the game that progressing anything u would need a guide, or walk around aimlessly for hours”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Unbalanced combat, one-shot traps and heavy CC
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game is riddled with one shot traps, that kill your whole party, brutally unfair mechanics in surfaces, invisible mines, overleveled ambushes and other nonsense”
Steam review · 84.3 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs, softlocks and save errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“80 hours after 6 years to be undone by a game breaking bug stopping me from completing the final quest.”
Steam review · 79.8 h played ↗
Dated, clunky UI, inventory and quest log
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Get ready for terribly inefficient and overly complicated 90's-era inventory management”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Slow pace, animations and tedious dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game is painfully slow, and almost unplayable without modding the game to double the speed.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Frustrating final fight and escort death
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Naturally she dies on the 10th turn and... the game ends! But nobody in my party died!”
Steam review · translated · 117 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support10000 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 Compatible GPU
Storage10000 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i5 2400 or higher
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 550 or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 6XXX or higher
Storage10000 MB available space
OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bit or Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo E6600 or equivalent
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 Compatible GPU
Storage10000 MB available space
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