Genre-defining masterpiece that outclasses modern games
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Got more value from this 2000s game than anything coming out of AAA slop farms this decade.”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%Ion Storm2007Stealth · Immersive Sim · RPG
$6.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A landmark immersive sim with brilliant story, freedom and level design, but it's dated and often needs community patches to run well. Skip it if you want polish or modern combat.
Great for
Immersive sim and cyberpunk fans who enjoy player freedom, conspiracy stories and tinkering with mods
Main risk
It doesn't run well out of the box on modern PCs (too dark, fast, buggy) and the combat feels clunky.
What players love
Prophetic, relevant story and conspiracies
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Deus Ex isn’t just a game. It feels like a warning.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Freedom to solve missions your way
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“you can play it YOUR way and 100 percent your way”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Community mods and launchers make it great
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I just used Kentie's launcher with Fullscreen selected instead of Borderless Fullscreen so the inventory works correctly, and it runs with no problems.”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗
Great atmosphere, music and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the amount of atmosphere it creates on every level is insane”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
Excellent level design and reactive world
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“levels have so much variety without feeling scripted”
Steam review · 43.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Doesn't run well on modern systems without fixes
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“If you are fine with searching for and installing mods and fiddle around to make it work, I guess all is good.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Dated, clunky gameplay and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Just every single part of the game feels extremely dated.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes, softlocks and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“In the 20 hours it took me to finish the story, it crashed 5 or 6 times, wasting about an hour of my life.”
Steam review · 20.2 h played ↗
Too dark, brightness slider broken
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This edition is unplayably dark on anything Windows.... 8? or later?”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Controller support advertised but doesn't work
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“This game is listed as having full controller support, which was a major factor in deciding to buy it. The game does not support a controller.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Confusing navigation and weak mid-game level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“I have never been more lost in a game in my 40 years of playing games.”
Steam review · 17.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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