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Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition vs Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition is an FPS open-world game from Crytek Studios (2011) while Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an FPS open-world game from Eidos Montreal (2016).

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition

2011 · Crytek Studios

7.3GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Very Positive

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

2016 · Eidos Montreal

7.2GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Mostly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files Deus Ex: Mankind Divided under FPS and Open-World.

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Description from its Steam store page

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionDeus Ex: Mankind Divided
GamingPickz Score7.3/107.2/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (85%, 13,866)Mostly Positive (76%, 42,238)
Critic aggregateNo aggregate83/100
Price$29.99$29.99
Install size45 GB
Steam Deckplayableplayable
Released20112016
DeveloperCrytek StudiosEidos Montreal

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition vs Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionFPS open-world game
    Deus Ex: Mankind DividedFPS open-world game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionAction, FPS, Sci-fi
    Deus Ex: Mankind DividedCyberpunk, Stealth, RPG

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionScore 7.3 · 85% on Steam
    Deus Ex: Mankind DividedScore 7.2 · 76% on Steam · 83 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition13,866 reviews
    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided42,238 reviews · 5 add-ons · 45 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition$29.99
    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$29.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionPlayable
    Deus Ex: Mankind DividedPlayable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (42,238 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ActionFPSSci-fiShooterSingleplayerStealthFirst-PersonFuturistic

Where they differ

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition is also

MultiplayerAliensBenchmark3D VisionSurvival

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is also

Immersive SimIlluminatiConspiracyDystopian Transhumanism

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

System requirements, side by side

Crysis 2 - Maximum EditionDeus Ex: Mankind Divided
Minimum GPUAMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB)
Minimum CPUIntel Core i3-2100
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size45 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition · Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition and 9 for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in scope?

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition has drawn 13,866 Steam reviews. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has drawn 42,238 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 45 GB.

Is Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition rates higher (7.3 to 7.2). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition or Deus Ex: Mankind Divided?

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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