Disco Elysium
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Disco Elysium

A CRPG in which, waking up in a hotel room a total amnesiac with highly opinionated voices in his head, a middle-aged detective on a murder case inadvertently ends up playing a part in the political d... See more

Released:2019-10-15
Genre:
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5
Developer:ZA/UM
Publisher:
ZA/UM

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Game Skinny

Ty Arthur

10/10

Looking for something even weirder than Torment and with even more character customization options? Disco Elysium is RPG of the year. Hell, maybe even the decade.

Oct 30, 2019 Read Full Review
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GameSpot

David Wildgoose

10/10

Stayin' alive.

Oct 13, 2021 Read Full Review
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TechRaptor

Robert Grosso

9/10

An intense role-playing odyssey, despite some overstuffed writing, Disco Elysium is an experience that has to be played to be believed.

Oct 24, 2019 Read Full Review
Unscored

But those are the complaints of a pedant next to my larger criticisms, and those larger criticisms don't take away the good things Disco Elysium has achieved. It does deserve to be compared to yer Planescapes, yer Fallouts, even if it hasn't stepped totally out from their long shadows. It's a great, bleak rumination on the failings of humanity on a macro and micro level. But not without hope. A ma...

Oct 15, 2019 Read Full Review
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Jason Schreier

Unscored

The most important thing about Disco Elysium, an oddly titled role-playing game that came out last month for PC, is that it’s funny. Set in a beautifully ugly world of smudged watercolors and throbbing noir music, Disco Elysium appears at first to be the type of game that might take itself too seriously. It seems nihilistic, dropping not-so-subtle messages that its writers believe everything sucks...

Disco Elysium is perhaps one of the best role-playing games of all time, and I don't say that lightly. I haven't played a game that has been able to so masterfully flex to my actions as well as ZA/UM's freshman outing. The writing is sharp, the characters genuine, and the choices possess true stakes.

Dec 13, 2019 Read Full Review
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GamePressure

Christopher Mysiak

9.5/10

[Review updated] A depraved cop investigates a degenerate industrial world, where racism is ubiquitous, the specter of communism fuels class struggles, and the good and evil are meaningless constructs. Disco Elysium, this year's most ambitious RPG

Nov 21, 2019 Read Full Review
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PC Gamer

Andy Kelly

92/100

A cop adventure inspired by classic RPGs.

Oct 15, 2019 Read Full Review
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Nintendo Life

Ollie Reynolds

9/10

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut is an absolute triumph. The narrative and dialogue, which is already wonderfully compelling on its own, has been given a massive boost thanks to the excellent voice acting introduced for the Final Cut. The gameplay features a host of branching paths for you to explore, and while the slow, methodical approach may turn a few people off, this is nevertheless one of the mo...

Oct 11, 2021 Read Full Review
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VG247

Mike Williams

This unique RPG highlights everything that goes on inside our heads.

Oct 16, 2019 Read Full Review
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Polygon

Laura Dale

Unscored

I’m not playing as a good or a bad person — I’m playing a man with real talents and deep flaws, and I feel all the more connected to my version of the character as a result. I am a rock star, after all.

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The Escapist

Elijah Beahm

Unscored

I’ve got no real complaints about Disco Elysium. I do think it shouldn’t say you’re overwriting a save file when making a new one, and it’d be nice if the developers pointed out Quick Saves are an option. But I didn’t encounter any major glitches or bugs. ZA/UM has managed to capture the soul of classic CRPGs, the passion of an indie project, and the detailed polish of AAA gaming. Unless you’re cr...