Divinity: Original Sin 2

It’s not very often a game as special as this comes out and the more I play Divinity: Original Sin 2 the more certain I am that it’s one of the best RPG’s of all time.

93%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 175,454 reviews

Critic Score 92%Based on 54 reviews

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"Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition" is a Role Playing game that offers both single-player and multiplayer options, including local co-op for up to 4 players. As the battle for Divinity begins, players must choose wisely and master deep tactical combat to earn the chance to become a God. The game features a dark, immersive story where players must be cautious of who to trust, as darkness lurks within every heart.

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96%

Audience ScoreBased on 175,508 reviews

story21.5k positive mentions

grinding1.4k negative mentions

The graphics are stunning, showcasing a vibrant art style and beautifully rendered environments that enhance immersion.
The gameplay is deep and engaging, featuring a rich turn-based combat system that encourages strategic thinking and creativity.
The story is rich and filled with intricate character arcs, offering players meaningful choices and a captivating narrative experience.

The game suffers from a convoluted plot and unremarkable characters, leading to a lack of emotional investment.
Many players report technical issues, including bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay and detract from the overall experience.
The steep learning curve and complex mechanics can be overwhelming for newcomers, making the gameplay feel slow and clunky at times.

story
51,619 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "Divinity: Original Sin 2" is praised for its rich narrative, intricate character arcs, and engaging quests, offering players a deeply immersive experience filled with moral dilemmas and meaningful choices. While the main plot can be convoluted and at times difficult to follow, the game excels in providing diverse side quests that enhance the overall storytelling, allowing for multiple playthroughs with different outcomes based on player decisions. However, some players find the quest tracking system lacking, leading to confusion and frustration in navigating the expansive world and its many storylines.
- “The story is amazing, the characters are well-written and there is so much to do that it kept me busy for nearly 160 hours in my first playthrough alone.”
- “The story, companions, dialogue, combat, and exploration are all superb.”
- “The story is rich and the details are insane.”
- “The story is nonsensical, characters are unremarkable, gameplay is slow and clunky, graphics are outdated, even for a 2017 game.”
- “The story is basically a lore drip-feed, which works extremely well with worldly circumstances but less so with characters.”
- “The quests are an absolute mess to keep track of. You pick up about 20 quests and you will most likely forget what to do.”
gameplay
16,080 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of "Divinity: Original Sin 2" is widely praised for its depth and complexity, offering a rich turn-based combat system that encourages strategic thinking and creativity. Players appreciate the variety of character builds, environmental interactions, and the ability to approach challenges in multiple ways, although newcomers may find the steep learning curve and intricate mechanics overwhelming. While the game excels in providing engaging gameplay and a captivating story, some mechanics can feel unbalanced or frustrating, particularly in higher difficulty settings. Overall, it is celebrated as a standout RPG that combines tactical gameplay with immersive storytelling.
- “The combat mechanics are great, its just all around great.”
- “The gameplay is deep and engaging, with a vast array of skills and abilities to choose from, as well as a rich and immersive world to explore.”
- “The gameplay is incredibly dynamic, with a dizzying array of skills and environmental effects at the players disposal.”
- “Gameplay is quite complicated for newcomers.”
- “Unless you like a brutal experience where you have to make sure you get all the XP your little protagonist can get while dealing with combat that punishes you if you don't know and use the mechanics as intended, I would not recommend playing this game on anything above story mode difficulty.”
- “The mechanics and strategy completely went over my head.”
graphics
7,348 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of "Divinity: Original Sin 2" are widely praised for their stunning visuals and attention to detail, with many reviewers noting the game's vibrant art style and beautifully rendered environments. While some players feel the graphics may appear slightly dated compared to newer titles, the overall aesthetic and artistic direction are considered exceptional, contributing significantly to the immersive experience. The game runs well on various hardware, making it accessible while still delivering impressive graphical quality.
- “The hand-painted visuals bring the vibrant world of Rivellon to life, with detailed environments and beautifully animated character models.”
- “The graphics are stunning, showcasing a world that feels alive and brimming with beauty.”
- “From lush landscapes to intricate character designs, the game's stunning aesthetics enhance the immersion and bring its fantastical world to life.”
- “Story is nonsensical, characters are unremarkable, gameplay is slow and clunky, graphics are outdated, even for a 2017 game.”
- “Graphics are abysmal, controls are clunky, plot makes little sense, and there's nothing to get invested into as the story is dull.”
- “The art style is horrifically bad, combined with the generic story made the game not worth finishing.”
music
6,307 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in "Divinity: Original Sin 2" has received widespread acclaim for its beautiful orchestration and ability to enhance the game's immersive atmosphere. Composed by Borislav Slavov, the soundtrack features a variety of themes that adapt to different gameplay scenarios, including character-specific instruments that personalize the experience. While some players noted a degree of repetitiveness in certain tracks, the overall quality and emotional impact of the music have left a lasting impression, making it one of the standout elements of the game.
- “The soundtrack is incredible, providing the perfect music to accompany you on what is truly an epic journey.”
- “The music is phenomenal! The soundtrack, composed by Borislav Slavov, is one of my all-time favorite soundtracks.”
- “The music captures the adventure I'm experiencing and captivates me to play it more and more.”
- “The music to my taste was standard bland fantasy RPG fare.”
- “The soundtrack feels like listening to the same tune over and over again, which is annoying.”
- “As far as criticism goes, the music currently feels slightly lackluster, although being able to choose a special instrument to play during climactic moments is a novel idea.”
replayability
4,788 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game boasts exceptional replayability, largely due to its diverse character options, multiple origin stories, and a wealth of dialogue choices that significantly impact gameplay. Players can explore various strategies, builds, and outcomes, ensuring that no two playthroughs are alike, while the active modding community further enhances the experience with additional content. Overall, the combination of rich storytelling, engaging combat, and extensive customization options makes it one of the most replayable RPGs available.
- “Another big plus for the game is its replay value, much thanks to different dialogue options and different playstyles and builds to play around with. If that isn’t enough, there are also tons of mods to enhance the game even further.”
- “The replayability of this game alone makes it worth a buy.”
- “The sheer variety of character combinations and builds available, coupled with the diverse paths and choices in the storyline, grants countless hours of potential replayability.”
- “However, the story suffers from pacing issues, becoming hard to care about halfway through, and the lengthy campaign dilutes replayability.”
- “Personally, it's not the kind of RPG that has significant replayability, but even without trying to 100%, one can easily squeeze out 100-200 hours of playtime.”
- “Biggest problem for me is replayability; I can play this maybe once or twice, as the plot is memorable and if you complete the game once, there's little reason to change, with things having little consequence at times.”
humor
2,624 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in "Divinity: Original Sin 2" is widely praised for its cleverness and variety, blending dark comedy with whimsical elements. Players enjoy the witty dialogue, especially in interactions with animals, and the game's ability to create hilarious situations through its mechanics and character interactions. While some find the humor occasionally juvenile or out of place, the overall consensus is that it enhances the game's charm and replayability, making for a memorable and entertaining experience.
- “I fell in love instantly with Larian’s clever humor and the freedom to experiment with abilities, mechanics, and the world itself.”
- “Their interactions with each other and the world are a joy to witness, filled with humor, wit, and genuine emotional moments.”
- “The writing is top-notch, with witty dialogue and clever humor that keeps players engaged throughout.”
- “There's a meta-quality infused into DOS2 that you can tell the developers put there to give the game a lightheartedness and a 'don't take it so seriously, it's only a game' vibe, but the result is some fantasy-ruining fourth-wall breaks and some truly baffling choices by the developers; which are not funny, ironic, or clever inasmuch as they're confounding, annoying, time-wasting, unfair, utterly enigmatic, poorly thought-through, and more.”
- “It's not funny, not entertaining, and whoever thought this would be should have been thrown out a window...”
- “The story is a sad, unfunny joke, with few redeeming characters that actually make you care about them (only Lohse and Red Prince to my knowledge have proper endings to their stories, both being decently written). There are far too many characters that are interesting at first glance but, woops, look at that, some pages went missing!”
grinding
1,574 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players describing it as tedious and frustrating. Reviewers frequently mention the excessive time spent on inventory management, repetitive combat, and the lack of meaningful progression, leading to a sense of monotony. While some appreciate the absence of traditional grinding mechanics, they still find the overall experience to be a slog, particularly in the later stages of the game.
- “While excessive grinding can be bad, no grinding option can be a waste of a very enjoyable combat system with character builds and tactics players are eager to try out.”
- “There's no grinding in Divinity: OS games -- in the sense that every battle is meaningful, necessary, and well-planned out by the developers.”
- “The gameplay isn't too grindy, and the smaller storylines that overlap the main storyline are fun and engaging.”
- “Grinding to max level in RPGs can make you too powerful and is usually mind-numbing to achieve.”
- “The game is tedious; it has an awful armor system, tons of useless loot that only exists to trigger your hoarder syndrome, unfair and unbalanced fights even on normal difficulty.”
- “After a while, the combat becomes so tedious that the storyline and character development cannot overcome it.”
stability
1,176 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been a significant point of contention among players, with many reporting a wide range of bugs and glitches that can disrupt gameplay. While some users find the bugs to be minor or even add a quirky charm to the experience, others describe the game as "buggy as hell," with issues that can lead to frustrating gameplay, especially in later acts. Overall, while the game has seen improvements and patches, it remains prone to various technical issues that can detract from the overall experience.
- “It looks great, runs great, and has a minimal amount of technical issues.”
- “Technically sound, not a single crash at 128 hours in, and it runs great.”
- “Worth mentioning also, this has to be one of the best optimized and bug-free games I have played in the last 5 years.”
- “Very buggy and just tedious at times, disappointing, don't think I'm going to bother finishing act 4.”
- “This is a clunky piece of shit that constantly wastes your time through glitches, unclear boundaries in battles, unclear terrain interactions, poor autosaving etc. If you don't quicksave every minute then you'll get totally screwed at some point.”
- “A buggy, dragged out game that only got good in the final chapter (which was excellent, gotta give it that).”
character development
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Character development in "Divinity: Original Sin 2" is widely praised for its depth and complexity, allowing players to shape their characters through meaningful choices and interactions. The game features a rich narrative with well-developed companions, each possessing unique backstories and character arcs that enhance the overall experience. While some critiques mention a lack of focus on character development in certain areas, the majority of reviews highlight the game's exceptional writing, diverse character customization options, and the impact of player decisions on the storyline.
- “The game shines brightest in its exceptional writing and character development.”
- “I loved the character development in each party member (especially the red prince's and fane's), and while I typically don't revisit games once I've beaten them, I'm very much looking forward to taking another run through this excellent RPG down the road.”
- “The character development and game mechanics are second to none.”
- “After a while, the combat becomes so tedious that the storyline and character development cannot overcome it.”
- “D:OS2 was too busy developing cutesy mechanical interactions to focus on plot or character development.”
- “The plot in general is interesting and has some decent surprises, but I do find the actual writing and character development somewhat unsatisfactory--the characters in this game don't exactly feel 'alive' to me.”
optimization
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Overall, the game's optimization is generally praised, with many players reporting smooth performance across various hardware setups, including older machines. However, some users have noted performance dips, particularly in later acts and during intense combat scenarios, suggesting that while the game is well-optimized, there are still areas for improvement. The graphics are often highlighted as stunning, contributing to an immersive experience, but occasional stuttering and lag issues have been reported, especially in crowded environments.
- “The game is extremely well optimized, looks great, there's nothing to complain about.”
- “I was stunned at how well optimized this game is.”
- “The graphics are beautiful, the optimization is impressive and the story is downright the most immersive and perfect game I have ever played.”
- “Game is just sadly not optimized well at all for modern hardware.”
- “This seems like a great game, but it's so poorly optimized that it's downright unplayable even though I meet the recommended specs.”
- “The performance doesn't start too shabby but the further I get into the game the more FPS issues I get; up to the point of having a 5 FPS lagfest while trying to sort that crappy inventory.”
atmosphere
672 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its immersive qualities, enhanced by a rich soundtrack, detailed environments, and engaging voice acting. Players appreciate the vibrant visuals and the dynamic sound design that complement the various settings, creating a captivating experience that draws them into the world of Rivellon. Overall, the combination of storytelling, character depth, and atmospheric elements contributes to a memorable and enchanting gameplay experience.
- “The handcrafted world of Rivellon is breathtakingly beautiful, with lush landscapes, intricate dungeons, and atmospheric lighting that bring it to life.”
- “The game's atmospheric soundtrack and sound effects transport you to this magical realm, enhancing the immersion.”
- “The atmosphere of the game is beautiful and fantastic.”
- “The game's atmosphere is awful.”
- “It's just sad how much of that atmosphere was lost in this game; it doesn't feel related to the first one at all.”
- “So I must admit after 5-6 hours in the game (19 hours played) I had given up on the story, not because it would be too hard to follow but because it was pointless as nothing I did had any effect. There is no feeling of atmosphere or reason to do anything.”
emotional
648 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is widely praised, with many players expressing deep connections to the characters and their stories, often leading to moments of laughter and tears. The narrative is described as a captivating journey filled with humor, heartwarming moments, and significant emotional depth, enhanced by a powerful soundtrack that complements the game's atmosphere. However, some players felt that the emotional investment could be inconsistent, with certain storylines lacking the same depth as others, leading to mixed feelings about the overall emotional impact.
- “From the moment you create your character and choose your origin story, you're thrust into a captivating narrative that unfolds with stunning detail and emotional depth.”
- “The emotional impact this game left on me has yet to be matched.”
- “By the end of the game you are so heavily invested in the characters and their progression in their world (which very quickly becomes your world too) that it's almost heartbreaking to let them go.”
- “A horrible 2/10 game suffering from a lot of UI issues, slow pacing including a long boring intro, save game corruption, boring storytelling that uses the most common features found in all RPGs, game mechanics that are very hard to figure out and make little sense, complex yet with almost non-existent documentation and its own launcher to make even launching the game a chore.”
- “It was very slow, with a stupid and boring story, and combat which was tedious and grindy.”
- “Top it off with another tired and boring story about the main protagonist being touched by divine power and his ascent to godhood.”
monetization
226 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization model of the game has been largely praised for its absence of microtransactions, DLCs, and paywalls, offering a complete experience upon purchase. However, some users expressed frustration with the introduction of a launcher that displays ads, which they feel detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the game is seen as a refreshing alternative in a market often criticized for exploitative monetization practices.
- “No money grabbing nonsense like important content locked behind a paywall, no microtransactions, just a complete game available immediately upon initial purchase.”
- “It is also worth noting that Divinity: Original Sin 2 does not feature any of the predatory monetization schemes that are all too common in games today.”
- “This game is such a breath of fresh air in the age of unfinished games peddling loot boxes and microtransactions.”
- “The developers of the game put a launcher for it so that you have to waste time waiting for and reading it and the ads for future games on it instead of getting into the game immediately as you should.”
- “I used to have good things to say about this game, but it's been vandalized by a launcher that forces you to view ads for other products and tries to misdirect you into creating other online accounts.”
- “Don't buy from assholes that force a launcher (with no functionality other than advertising) down your throat at the cost of literally destroying your ability to use their product.”

92%Critics’ scoreBased on 87 critic reviews

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73h Median play time

106h Average play time

59h Main story

153h Completionist

30-150h Spent by most gamers

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