Freedom to play stealth or violent
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“a no-kill ghost run of Dishonored 2 is some of the most satisfying imsimming I've ever done.”
Steam review · 82.1 h played ↗
Dishonored 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Arkane Studios2016Stealth · Immersive Sim · Action
The verdict
A rich immersive sim with brilliant level design and freedom of approach. Skip it if you have an AMD CPU with an Nvidia GPU and won't apply a community fix, or if you want the first game's story.
Great for
Stealth and immersive sim fans who like experimenting, replaying missions and trying different playstyles
Main risk
May not launch on AMD+Nvidia systems without an unofficial DLL fix; story weaker than the first game
What players love
Outstanding level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Missions like Clockwork Mansion and A Crack in the Slab are some of the smartest and most memorable levels I've played in any game, not just stealth games.”
Steam review · 55.2 h played ↗
Gameplay improves on the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Story isn't as good as the first one but the improvements in gameplay more than make up for it”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Beautiful art direction and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Best art direction in any game ever, with way more game mechanics than you'll ever need”
Steam review · 94.9 h played ↗
Two protagonists add replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“In this game you're allowed to play with both Emily and Corvo, therefore giving you twice as many endings and increasing the replayability of this game.”
Steam review · 52.8 h played ↗
Cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“It is also dirt cheap %90 of the time so it is a no brainer to play through this game at least once”
Steam review · 21.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Worse than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Worse in every way compared to the first game.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Won't launch on AMD + Nvidia PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Broken build.. game won't start if you have AMD + Nvidia combo, only fix is to perma disable anything AMD on the system... Been an issue for 2-3 years now, devs won't fix it.”
Steam review · 43 h played ↗
Weaker, generic story and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Corvo can't shut the hell up.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“so many stupid bugs. Getting spotted through walls”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Poor performance and stuttering
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“One of the worst optimized games I have played.”
Steam review · 37.8 h played ↗
Confusing levels and tedious puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Forcing a player to engage with basic arithmetic (Power Management) or logical deduction (The Riddle) to progress is a violation of the "Action-Stealth" genre contract.”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable60 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB or better
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4770/AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB or better
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB or better
Storage60 GB available space
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