Dishonored
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Arkane Studios
- Platforms
- 6 systems
- Critics
- 91
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- Not stated
What is Dishonored?
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 9 October 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Arkane Studios |
| Publisher | Bethesda Softworks |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
| Languages | 5 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q323264, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Dishonored received?
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
Seeing
- Color Alternatives
Hearing
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Input
- Partial Controller Support
- Playable without Timed Input
Difficulty
- Adjustable Difficulty
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | 5 DLC 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?
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 Dishonored 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.
- Crashes and freezes12 of 300 (4%)
Would happily recommend this game to everyone except for the fact that it will no longer work for me, for whatever reason the game crashes on startup when it did not do that in the past.
Steam review, 29 June 2024 · 119 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpfulGolden Cat mission crash should disallow the selling of this game.
Steam review, 15 July 2026 · 31 hours played
A further 10 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 Dishonored
24 games overlap with Dishonored on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Dishonored 2 and Dark Messiah of Might & Magic.
Common questions about Dishonored
What platforms is Dishonored on?
Dishonored is available on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.
How much does Dishonored cost?
$9.99 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 Dishonored?
98% of 88,064 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Dishonored?
91 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 Dishonored work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Dishonored as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
Who made Dishonored?
Dishonored was developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.