Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Why recommended

• Features a deep, interconnected space station environment that encourages exploration and multiple approaches to objectives, similar to Deus Ex's hub-based level design.
• Criteria - Strong Story delivered through environmental storytelling, audio logs, and character interactions that unravel a compelling narrative about identity and humanity's future.
• Offers a blend of stealth, combat, and unique 'Typhon' powers, allowing players to tackle challenges with diverse strategies, echoing Deus Ex's emphasis on player agency and choice.

Why recommended

• Offers highly detailed, multi-layered levels with numerous paths and approaches to objectives, supporting both stealthy and aggressive playstyles, a core tenet of Deus Ex's design.
• Criteria - Strong Story driven by a revenge plot in a plague-ridden, steampunk-inspired city, featuring memorable characters and branching narrative choices based on player actions.
• Encourages creative problem-solving and mastery of supernatural abilities, presenting a 'Challenging Difficulty' that rewards strategic thinking and skillful execution in its stealth and combat encounters.

Why recommended

• Exploration and environmental puzzle-solving are central to progression, requiring players to piece together clues and interact with the environment to advance, much like Deus Ex's adventure elements.
• Criteria - Strong Story that delves into profound philosophical questions about consciousness and identity, delivered through a gripping narrative and well-developed characters.
• Features a constant sense of vulnerability and danger, creating a 'Challenging Difficulty' not through combat, but through psychological tension, stealth, and resource management in a hostile world.