Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Although the story is rightfully criticised, the game more than makes up for it with gameplay. It is one of the best immersive sims I've ever played.

Good for scratching that Cyberpunk itch if you fancy a change of scenery from Night City.

Beautyfull game. It is quite short and has some technical issues, but it's absolutelly wort spending time on it.

Main game is an alright continuation from Human Revolution, while the DLC A Criminal Past is really great. If you don't know if you have much time to play the whole game, give the DLC's a try as they are standalone.

I don't even know where to start with this game... between the unstable glitchiness to the generic cliche plot and abrupt ending, i can not recommended this game...

This game hard crashed my PC 6 times, after doing research i found running it in DX11 and locking the frame rate at 120hz made it playable but it still had several soft crashes.
The game has bad collision detection i was constantly getting hung up curbs, ledges and vent openings.
The menus and item switching was also very slow and glitchy, sometimes the menu would pop up randomly and wouldnt exit, i found that hitting the menu key and then esc got that to stop.
I also had an issue where the sprint would get stuck on and i had sprint again to stop it.

Now about the story.. unlike the 2nd Deus Ex game where the devs decided to integrate all the endings from the first game the devs of MD decided to just do whatever they wanted, Jensen wakes up 2 years later after being fished out of the ocean, doesn't question anything and then decides to be an Interpol agent. you spend the next 20-30 hours playing detective simulator in a town full of Nazis mostly doing side quests with some Deus Ex references sprinkled in.

This is a pretty good game, it is well designed and setups a very compelling history into a cyber-punk universe. Excellent stealth game to play nowadays. Unhappily, a sequel is still missing for this game.

The game doesn't feel nearly as smooth to play as Human Revolution. Weapon models are very big and block much of your screen, while the movement system lacks inertia, making exploration very stiff and snappy feeling. Sometimes I also felt like there were *too many* ways to reach certain locations, to the point where putting points into hacking (for example) felt wasteful because there was often a free ventilation shaft nearby.

Lastly, the story and tone failed to grab me the way HR did. These were my biggest gripes with Mankind Divided. However, it's still a good game that overall stays true to the Deus Ex formula, and is worth a playthrough. The core of the game is great, and the combat is more expressive than before thanks to new augmentations.

I just keep coming back to this game. Yes, it's single player only. Yes, the main plot is basically linear. Yes, it's the same world every, single, time. But the variety of play and interactions that are possible with each of those things according to how you build your augments keeps it alive. Having finished it multiple times on Xbox, now running it on PC for the first time and it's just as good.

Very detailed world. This game is very good at telling stories through the environment.
You will find many secrets, even the intro in Ruzicka Station also has characters related to the bombing and the story. You can find them in the background.
The opening sequence and cutscene of this game are very cinematic, and they will definitely immerse you in the world.
The soundtrack is really awesome. I think it is even better than the Human Revolution one.
I want the sequel right now.
Give me Deus Ex!!!

The most engaging stealth game besides splinter cell. They really nailed the music and atmosphere for both human revolution and Mankind Divided. The act of physically playing and living through the experience is just something you have to do. Now if only they make a sequel and conclude Jensen's Story and also clear doubts whether Jensen is a clone or not and is if yes then is he the sleeper cell to trap Janus!

At first I was very dissatisfied with performance but looking on the internet I found the culprit and upon disactivation the game ran smoothly.

The game is story rich, has many paths to complete missions, has cool mechanics. Guns lack a little umph but notting mayor against it. It's a great game.

One of the most enjoyable immersive sims ever made, this story-rich sci-fi titan of a trilogy was cut down in its prime and never given the final game it deserved, but damn if it doesn't go down swinging. I first played this nine years ago and I'm still discovering new secrets in its story to this day. Prague is a joy to explore, what it lacks in total size it makes up for in rich density and storytelling. You'll need to play Human Revolution to have any hope of understanding what's going on, but once you have you're in for a hell of a ride.

Good sequel that was somewhat botched by the developers at the end, but it still definitely a must-play is you enjoyed Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Just finished the story, I'd say it's a solid 8/10 game, extremely gutted about the cancelation of the sequel, this game deserved it.

In short : An masterpiece of an action/stealth FPS, still worth it in 2025. Surpassing all modern games in many aspects (environments, scenario, versatility of gameplay and multiple choices to complete the missions)

In detail : This is the first time I played a Deus Ex game, and I was astonished. There are many ways to play the game (I chose stealth for both playthroughs and I liked it). The environments are gorgeous and complex (my god Golem city surpasses even Night City in term of environment design. It has an amazing Akira vibe that gave me the chills). The NPCs in the cities are alive like in no other game, with many little scenes that makes the world very alive, I was baffled. The scenario is pretty dark and the side missions are impactful and cleverly written. There are dozens of way to complete each mission, so the replay value is definitely there.

As it was my first time playing a Deus EX game, it took some time for me to adapt and understand the philosophy of the game, as it is quite unique. As such, I would advise for a newcomer to the serie to start their first playthrough in Normal difficulty.

Conclusion : A true work of art and passion, kudos to the developpers, writters, artists, and everyone involved.

PS : Very sad of all the hate the game got in the Steam reviews, even if I understand the reasons. But only the publisher is to blame, so it is trully saddening for the developpers who clearly put their soul into this life changing experience.

They put a cash shop in a single player game that died several years ago. They don't like the idea of free will or freedom like the original Deus Ex. I don't think I will ever see another game like it ever again that gave the player that much agency to do whatever they want. The story was dumb as hell and i hated every plot point.

I basically played this to get some sort of extension from HR but it wasn't even as good as HR was with no real story ties at all. The OG Deus Ex, which is 25 years old now, still is the best Deus Ex and HR is like a quarter of it's greatness (if that) with MD being little more than a sad afterthought.

As a massive fan of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, this game was an exceptional sequel to the events following. At the same time, it delivers the same experience for new players to the series. As a fan of the Dishonored series as well, these types of games are a dying breed. For me, the make or break for a good game is the replayability. Options for both routes, approaches (via. stealth and lethal), and significant decision making are the characteristics such. Though your decisions do not have much of an impact beyond dialogue options, this is made up in the multiple different approaches that can be made to EVERY mission, optional or main. If you enjoy philosophical endeavors into the themes and morality of transhumanism through a complex platform of both combat and stealth mechanics, this game is an absolute must play.

It's a great game in its own right but riddled with tons of bugs even if you have a high end system.

Just turn off MXAA or any AA, and don't use DX12.

The story compared to the original is a bit lacking but still good. The dialog can be a bit too much as in terms of so much talking, and there are very hard choices you have to make compared to the first one, which will decided how the story plays out. The political treatment of Augs and the world itself feels oddly familiar in today's times.

You also have access to more augmentations/skills than the first game. With more abilities, you have more options to plan your missions.

The setting is also really nice and looks alive, but the way they segmented the 2 hub maps is annoying. The only way is to use the metro/train. This can be especially annoying for quests/side quests that involve going to 1 map to the other.

The stealth system has been revamped and is more intuitive. You can see and plan your stealth run routes and there's multiple ways or paths to take on a quest. The hacking mini-game is still the same but I would say harder until you get the upgrades, compared to the first one.

There's also a micro-transaction system that was implemented but I never used and you should never use either. You can pay for more upgrades and thats it. It's pretty worthless since you can get an immediate 12 upgrade points once you start the game in your apartment storage locker.

Either way, this game was pretty good with some flaws. I hope they make a Deus Ex 3 and see where Jensen goes.

The story was a bit short and felt like more of a build up to a third game that never came unfortunately, but the game is a worthy sequel to the critically acclaimed Human Revolution, it's worth the playthrough as the gameplay is pretty fun especially stealth, and the RPG elements while limited, provide an immersive experience of Aug-Apartheid Prague.

Amazing story line and also the graphics are pretty neat. It feels very immersive and the OST that are developed for the game also sound pretty nice. I'd say that I feel sad that the "Secret Project Deus Ex" was discontinued because the mother company of the developer's studio said so. Deus Ex is an amazing game and the story line feel realistic. It now takes place among my all time favorite games like Half Life.

Really good so far. A little sad it's different from the previous game.

This is a pretty good game. It leans heavily into its stealth mechanics while on missions and while im not used to playing stealth shooters (having played Destiny and Warframe) i learned to adapt. Id reccomend researching your energy consumption and battery life and the Icarus fall stuff, helps a ton.

It's a great action role-playing game with first-person shooter and stealth mechanics with beautiful world design, personally, I don't think it quite reaches the heights of HR but it's still a phenomenal game. I grew up playing HR so I'm incredibly bias.

Gorgeous futuristic game from the environment to the characters. Visually impressive and fun to play.

I didn't ask for this, but I would.

Played all things Deus Ex and it is criminal that we aren't getting anymore anytime soon.

Embracer Group cancelled the in-development deus ex game after they bought the devstudio from Square Enix.
Sadge

The sequel isn't quite as mind-blowing as the first, yet it still stands a worthy successor. There are unfortunately certain sections where it gets repetitive. Don't expect it to make you feel the same way that Human revolution did, but it's almost there. Still a must-play for anyone who played Human Revolution or looking for a good stealth action game. I played this 7 years ago, and sadly it isn't as memorable as Human Revolution but is still a pretty good game.

i cant make it past the loading screen half the time and the other half it crashes every 20 minutes

Great level design, good looking (especially on Dx12), and plays very well. A bit crash-happy (especially on Dx12), though.

Only a few hours in and the game has a good story, and is fun to play. Worth the money for sure when it's on sale!

This game was cancelled halfway in order to work on Guardians of the Galaxy game. If you care about the story just know that the game ends halfway, abruptly. Also those DLC packs you get are SINGLE USE and locks your save. Also has Denuvo eating %10 of your fps. At this point you should understand that this is a business/company type game, which killed the anti-business type franchise. And they don't give up the license either, I'm trying my best to contain my sadness and anger.
Putting those aside, Prague is nice. I like the side quests and jumping around the city. The gameplay has also improved compared to DX:HR and feels much more fluid. I would recommend this if you're just looking for an action game or a fan of the franchise (or it's rotten corpse at this point). If you're looking for a proper stealth or imsim I'll advise you to spend your time better.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an intelligent, immersive, and deeply rewarding cyberpunk RPG that builds on the strengths of Human Revolution, refining its gameplay, world-building, and player choice mechanics to deliver one of the best immersive sim experiences in gaming.

The game’s level design is phenomenal, offering multi-layered environments that truly support freedom of choice. Whether you prefer stealth, hacking, social manipulation, or brute force, Mankind Divided gives you complete control over how you approach missions. The open-ended structure makes every playthrough feel unique, rewarding creativity in how you use augmentations and environmental interactions to navigate obstacles.

The augmentation system has been vastly improved, introducing new abilities like Tesla darts, Icarus Dash, and Remote Hacking. These new tools add even more flexibility to Jensen’s already impressive skill set, making stealth, combat, and exploration more fluid and dynamic than ever.

The world of Mankind Divided is gorgeous and deeply immersive. The futuristic Prague setting is rich with detail, filled with hidden pathways, compelling side missions, and environmental storytelling that makes it feel alive. The cyberpunk aesthetic is beautifully realized, with stunning lighting, intricate city design, and a moody, atmospheric soundtrack that pulls you into its world.

The game’s story, while not as expansive as Human Revolution, still delivers an intriguing narrative centered around social tensions, political conspiracies, and the struggle between augmented and non-augmented humans. The plot leaves some unresolved threads due to its planned-but-never-released sequel, but the journey is still gripping, and the side missions are some of the best in the series.

While Mankind Divided suffers from an abrupt ending and a story that feels like it's setting up more than it resolves, the incredible gameplay, deep player choice, and rich world-building more than make up for it. It may not quite surpass Human Revolution, but it’s still an outstanding immersive sim that deserves to be played.

Rating: 9/10 – A refined and rewarding cyberpunk RPG with incredible freedom of choice.

I've put 33 hours into the game and completed the main story on give me chellange difficulty.
I generally enjoyed the story. The travelling cutscenes are great and I greatly appreciate them. The gameplay was a bit flat but I didn't really dwelve deep into the options of weaponry choice. ASAP I bought the sniper rifle and I shot myself out of every situation. As such the gameplay got kinda boring. Ther ewas no real option to be non-lethal unless you really wanted to play like that. You can commit genocide and the quests are still checked. I was really annoyed when some areas became restricted I had to do even more shooting because I was lazy to try to find a peaceful way. I went with revolver, sniper rifle and tactical shotgun weapons. Running out of ammo wasn't really happnning until the last stage, but even there it wasn't hard pressing. The nanoblade aug is crazy OP, I think. Of course I used it a lot :) Hacking starts to feel like a chore after a while. I was very delighted to find out you can carry the hacked turrets for a long time and they'll help a LOT in tight situations. EMP ammo type is useless, I think. Just AP and normal ammo is enough. MY problem is at least that when you EMP something and swap to another weapon the EMP effect kinda wears off, and EMP ammo doesn't do any damage. So I just AP shot every robot and exo-suit enemy.

Is a nice FPS game though, I liked how there is a lot of interactions possible with the world, animations were great, cutscenes were also quite nice. Definetly recommend playing. Didn't do new game +.

love this game, detailed world space, good exploration, story is good hope they come back to this franchise

Ever dreamed of playing a game that doesn’t care how powerful your PC is? Well, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided proudly delivers a performance so bad, it makes you question your life choices. Whether you have a high-end rig, a mid-range PC, or a toaster from 2010, the result is the same—frame drops, infinite loading screens, and the occasional game-breaking bug that lovingly forces you to reload a save from 30 minutes ago.

But hey, if you can look past the technical disaster, there’s actually a decent game hidden under all the suffering. The augmentations are fun, the level design lets you approach missions however you want, and the cyberpunk setting of Prague is genuinely atmospheric. Just be prepared to fight the real final boss—this game’s optimization.

I wanted to like this game, coming off the back of Cyberpunk 2077. But it's just really not very good. It's a buggy mess (crashes, quest breaking bugs, save files corrupting) even years after release. The plot is incomprehensible and most of the "choices" screw you over either way. Oh, and despite playing a stealth build all the way it seems to have dropped me into a bullshit boss fight at the end. Just lazy design, poor story telling and buggy implementation. Shame - the core gameplay is really good and the series is a classic. But this game really isn't good.

I can finally join the dozen other people that beat the game and sigh in exasperation at that ridiculous cliff hanger ending that will never ever be resolved as well as that absurd 20 minute (seriously, not kidding, look it up) end credit scroll.

Solid Shock-like, great sequel to Human Revolution. Is it DX1? No, nothing is or ever will be DX1, even Spector's turd of a sequel was a massive step down from DX1.

Is it one of the best examples of the genre currently out there? Yes, absolutely. The Anti-Skyrim, its deep as the ocean but as wide as a puddle, with dense, layered, interconnected maps that give you about a dozen ways to solve any problem and then actually respond to you even superficially if you complete things out of order or in a way that normally would softlock another game.

Anyhow, going to fire up a NG+ just to do that first mission in Dubai with my turbo jacked augmented god Jensen, maybe do a little bit of achievement hunting for laughs and giggles, but won't beat the game twice and will move on once the afterglow wears off.

This is a stealth game properly done. And the story is worth of sci-fi novel. The world is rich and immersive. Some ridiculous boss fights ruin the overall phenomenal experience.

found the story didn't do much and the game play was more focused towards stealth even though you could go guns blazing the game doesn't reward you for it

Deus ex was a mircal for me like dishonored and with mankind nothing was changed.
great game with succsseful parts of last games of series and two high aulity DLC was even more fantastic.
thank you Edios montral team i hope that they recover and made another super Deus ex game.

In 2025, it's still my favourite game of all time. Love the story, love the character - Jensen, the puzzles and the immersive sim nature of the figure it out and do it your own way approach to almost every scenario placed in front of you. Multiple playthroughs recommended, though after some time in this world a lot will become repetitive.

It is extremely unfortunate that the initial poor reception and maybe even sales, ruined any sort of continuation of the Deux Ex Games. Its not as good as Human Revolution, but it is still an alright game.

Game keeps crashing with DX12 (DX11 available).
It seems to crash randomly, if you do not set process affinity to 4 cores.
It crashes in certain area, when you try to customize weapon.
That is only reason I am not recommending.

Game is otherwise quite good. Comparable to Human Revolution. Hacking is a bit annoying clickfest. Collision physics isn't particularly stable.

Mostly better than the first prequel, more agency is given to the player overall. The open world is much more interesting than the last game's split open world approach, and linear levels are more than air duct simulator. The dialogue is consistently good and the imagery used in this game is so striking that I can almost forgive the use of "Apartheid: BUT PROSTHETIC" as a driving force (more to it than that tbh). The story suffers from "Second Game Syndrome" ending right before things get really interesting. Too bad that fifth game is never coming out.

ilk oyundaki biraz küt olan oynanışı düzeltilmiş gayet akıcı bir oynanışı var, rpg elementleri geliştirilmiş, görev dizaynı gayet iyi, yetenek ağacı da geliştirilmiş karakterinizi gizlilik ya da aksiyon odaklı olarak şekillendirebiliyorsunuz, ilk oyuna göre daha kompak ve ufak bir hikayesi var ama deus ex evrenine çok hakim değilseniz takip etmesi zor oluyor, final biraz zayıf bi de yapay zeka çok iyi değil

It makes me sad that we will unlikely ever see a proper sequel to Deus Ex: Mankind Divided as even though it has its flaws, it is a really great game and I would recommend it to fans of immersive sims in particular and it still holds up as of 2022.

Improving on everything that was great about DXHR and more, if you like stealth games with a great narrative and choices with consequences then this one's for you.

So this game has some good and some bad and being honest if the bad out. I had some really stupid things happen but still completed the game non-lethally, which I thought would glitch out like it did on Xbox One.
Good
-The story is great that's the entire reason I re-bought the game on PC. The underlying message along with the consequences of previous entry coming to light
-The side quest are easy and show a little background of what is happening behind the scenes in the in-game world The end of the game your choices will be played out and some of the characters will change things in the world that positively benefit you if you did the quest correctly
-Play your way guns blazing, stealth, non lethal, master hacker, ultimate aug the choice is yours
-Increasing difficulty makes combat and stealth more difficult but you can actually work around the bullet sponginess of enemies and quietly too! Use the stun pistol then use a nonlethal takedown if you are doing a non-lethal play through for juggernaut style enemies/ bosses you'll need to get close though
-I may be the only one that says this but I like the characters in this world even if they appear surface level they all have a background to them and they add to the story of this game

Mid
-This game suffers from a problem that other games have too, consequences. Consequences in this game are pretty surface level "this or that" you do "this" mission then "that" mission is not possible now. You seen something wrong and help someone out on the street they'll tell you to fuck off and stay in the same animation (I know you are not batman but the gameplay trailer is so misleading, even in Watchdogs you could change how the world sees you, a threat or someone there to help)
-A little janky but eh it's 10 years old, Battlefield 3 was plagued with more issues when I played it recently

Bad
-#1 One of the most atrociously optimized games I've played. I had to look up what the sweet spot was even with a 4080
-#2 Fuck Square Enix sucks, I never got my starter packs or other in game perks. The best part? They are 1 time permanent use so I can never get them back even though I never had them to begin with
-The story/ game was never finished the author of the game even admitted that the content was changed to meet demands from higher ups and the game stops dead at the end of the half way point with no resolution or planned sequel
-Getting stuck? I mean physically there are random invisible barriers in the game that require a little maneuvering or angling the camera to get over. Sometimes it's funny other times it's straight up annoying.
-Same thing with the body physics this one is actually funny some of my saves do something to enemy bodies where they will just fling into the sky after spazzing out sometimes from takedowns sometimes they hit the invisible barriers I mentioned before (99% the person will die from the bug)
-The main game runs fine but I had so many crashes randomly during the DLC that annoyed the hell out of me and it's been a known issue since 2016 with a patch never released

Underrated gem, it has some of the best level design I have seen in an immersive sim. It's story is a slow paced mystery that is probably the weakest in the series, but is still entertaining. The gameplay is smooth and the augs are fun, the leveling system in this game is probably one of my favorites.

Brilliant game shame about all the crashes but fantastic title in the series.

Story and graphics are exceptional and very well designed.

8/10 shame about the crashes

in Jan 2025, this game is unplayable with the bugs. It's 9 years old at this point and surely unmaintained so you can likely pick it up cheap and take your chances, but expect to not be able to finish it.

It's the *cutscenes* of all things, the pre-rendered "movie playback" stuff that will get you. They were kinda shaky throughout the game, and I am now unable to proceed further after completing a major mission (Rucker capture). It's a well-documented, well-known issue and there are lots of workarounds/fixes to try but none of them has worked for me and frankly I don't want to waste any more time on it. 3D performance was flawless on my RTX 2060.

Really enjoyed how it looks and plays, but if you're going to get hung up by cutscenes, well, solid thumbs down.