Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Shares rank 8 of 14 action role-playing games by recommenders
Recommended for atmosphere and a feel close to the original Deus Ex. Critics say the story ends abruptly and it sometimes won't run on Steam.
Recommended for atmosphere and a feel close to the original Deus Ex. Critics say the story ends abruptly and it sometimes won't run on Steam.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Atmosphere close to original Deus Ex
“Great game! Almost captured the feeling I got playing the original Deus Ex”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Prague of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” “The ambiance is top tier and hasn't been replicated IMO.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Prague of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” Strong overall game, sequel fans enjoy
“Amazing game, but I was really shocked when it was suddenly over, at what felt like not even 50% of what I expected the duration/story to be.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Prague of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” “was everything I wanted from the sequel until it just stopped”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Story ends abruptly, feels unfinished
“Amazing game, but I was really shocked when it was suddenly over, at what felt like not even 50% of what I expected the duration/story to be.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Prague of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” “was everything I wanted from the sequel until it just stopped”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software” “To me, Mankind Divided felt amputated. Like the story was just ramping up and then suddenly here's the final boss fight out of the blue”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Prague of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” Game fails to run on Steam
“This time, the game would not work and Steam wasn't really forthcoming with showing logs.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable” “the game would not work and Steam wasn't really forthcoming with showing logs”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable”
Other action role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other action role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Ring | 25 | 8 | 76% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Dark Souls | 23 | 6 | 79% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Diablo II: Resurrected | 19 | 3 | 86% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Mass Effect | 19 | 5 | 79% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Deus Ex: Mankind DividedThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Great game! Almost captured the feeling I got playing the original Deus Ex”
“To me, Mankind Divided felt amputated. Like the story was just ramping up and then suddenly here's the final boss fight out of the blue”
“Amazing game, but I was really shocked when it was suddenly over, at what felt like not even 50% of what I expected the duration/story to be.”
“The ambiance is top tier and hasn't been replicated IMO.”
“was everything I wanted from the sequel until it just stopped”
“I enjoyed Deus Ex: Mankind Divided but even it had too many cut scenes”
“Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Alien: Isolaton, those all will run much better over Wine”
“This time, the game would not work and Steam wasn't really forthcoming with showing logs.”
“the game would not work and Steam wasn't really forthcoming with showing logs”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.