Used to identify the game, unaltered. Deus Ex wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

Deus Ex

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.

First-Person Shooter Role-Playing Action RPG

Player score

9.5/10

15,619 reviews

Released: 2000
Developer: Ion Storm
Platforms: 4 systems
Critics: 90
Steam Deck: playable
Download: Not stated

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Deus Ex?

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	23 June 2000
Developer	Ion Storm
Publisher	Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd., Eidos Interactive
Platforms	PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Steam Deck
Genres	First-Person Shooter, Role-Playing, Action RPG
Languages	1 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q644793, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Deus Ex received?

Players95%positive of 15,619 · Very Positive

Metacritic90critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	full support
Cloud saves	No
Cross-platform play	No
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Single-player only
In-game purchases	No
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	Not stated
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$6.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Deus Ex on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Performance and stutter23 of 300 (8%)
Before you buy, find a better retailer that fixed the game for modern systems or find an online guide on how to get it working without having JC run at mach speed cause of FPS issues.
Steam review, 29 October 2021 · 0 hours played · 81 readers marked it helpful
I love playing Deus Ex, Deus Ex to me is one of the best First Person (FPS) cyberpunk video game that I have ever played, I also love playing Deus Ex: Invisible War some people hate Deus Ex: Invisible War, but not me, but this review is all about Deus Ex.
Steam review, 1 February 2022 · 1 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful
Crashes and freezes16 of 300 (5%)
Sadly i cant play the game because it crashes every time
Steam review, 3 January 2025 · 0 hours played · 7 readers marked it helpful
The closest I've gotten was to have a static black window appear, which will crash after 5 seconds.
Steam review, 26 September 2023 · 1 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful

A further 7 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Deus Ex

24 games overlap with Deus Ex on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

All 24 games like Deus Ex

Common questions about Deus Ex

What platforms is Deus Ex on?

Deus Ex is available on PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Steam Deck. It first released in 2000.

How much does Deus Ex cost?

$6.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Deus Ex?

95% of 15,619 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Deus Ex?

90 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Deus Ex work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Deus Ex as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made Deus Ex?

Deus Ex was developed by Ion Storm and published by Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd., Eidos Interactive.