Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past

Adam Jensen is back in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – A Criminal Past, along with both an old acquaintance in Delara Auzenne, and new characters. The second Story DLC will provide players with more insight into…

81 23 February 2017

Role-playing (RPG) Action Science fiction Stealth

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Eidos Montréal, released 23 February 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac.

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What Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past is

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Eidos Montréal and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – A Criminal Past, Jensen is transferred deep into a hostile, high-security prison for augmented felons. His mission: track down and retrieve sensitive information from a fellow undercover agent who has gone dark. Success will help the fight against terror around the world, but Jensen will need to confront a darker side to his role before the day is done.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 71% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 8.3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 45GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past launched on 23 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

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Parents

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

23 August 2016

Quick answers

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past — frequently asked questions

When did Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past come out?

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past was released on 23 February 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past?

At minimum, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past needs Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) graphics, 45 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - A Criminal Past?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "45 GB available space" and the recommended line says "55 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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