Deus Ex

Released in June 2000 by Ion Storm and Eidos Interactive, Deus Ex is a cyberpunk action role-playing and immersive simulation game set in a dystopian 2052 Directed by Warren Spector and designed with Harvey Smith, the game blends first-person shooter mechanics with character skill trees, cybernetic augmentations, and branching dialogue Deus Ex pioneered systemic multi-solution level design: players can infiltrate, hack, negotiate, or fight through real-world-inspired locations (built from architectural blueprints) without a single prescribed path Populated primarily with human NPCs rather than monsters, its narrative weaves real-world conspiracy theories, economic inequality, and surveillance into player-driven moral choices Holds a 90/100 Metascore on Metacritic for its original 2000 PC release On Steam, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition maintains an Overwhelmingly Positive rating with 95% positive across 10,599 English user reviews (and 94% across 13,863 total reviews)