Platforms
- PCOct 09, 20128.8playscore9.110 Critics9.548.2K Players
- PlayStation 3Oct 09, 20128.7playscore9.110 Critics8.98.91K Players
- Xbox 360Oct 09, 20128.9playscore9.118 Critics9.072.7K Players
40 critic reviews · 92 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Dishonored combines a beautiful, stylized world filled with colorful characters, and gameplay freedom to form a fantastic adventure that you will want to revisit again and again. The open-style missions--combined with the weapons and abilities--make a thrilling playground to explore, tough enemies present a significant challenge, and the multiple outcomes, characters, and setting create an exhilarating world to discover.
Lorenzo Veloria · Apr 19, 2013 Reviewed on PC, X360Read full review - Dishonored is this year’s must-have new IP, with fresh ideas, plenty of charm and inventiveness, and tying them together in a stylish fashion. Who said creativity in the games industry was dead, huh? Dishonored says hello. Your free time says goodbye.
Dan Webb · Oct 24, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Dishonored probably could have done a little more with its narrative – but that shouldn’t detract from its otherwise incredible achievements. The ability to elect different play styles is not merely a bullet-point here; it’s the purpose of the entire game. And while you might not fall in love with the title immediately, allow Dunwall’s rat-infested suburbs to crawl beneath your skin, and you’ll eventually succumb to its charms like a plague.
Sammy Barker · Oct 13, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Dishonored is as if Deus Ex had a beautiful child with Bioshock whose ancestors were that of Half-Life descent. While it certainly has its issues, such as a plot that isn’t as fleshed out as it could be, and low-resolution textures inhabiting the world, it’s still one of the better new intellectual properties this year. By offering multiple combat systems, a superbly crafted world and a high volume of alternate paths to take, Dishonored accomplishes great feats that will pave the way for future action-adventure games.
Adam Beck · Oct 10, 2012 Reviewed on PCRead full review - You can choose to play as a stealth master, a murdering hooligan, or a magic assassin. Or, you can mix it all together until you find your perfect blend. However you play, you'll be rewarded with an interesting story, solid gameplay, a clever art style, great characters, and more options than a Sunday buffet. Dishonored may be a new IP, but it's here to stay and a welcome addition as one of our absolute favorites of the year.
Adam Dolge · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Innovation in video games is coveted by many but rarely achieved—Dishonored has this in spades. It may not be perfect, but what Arkane Studios accomplishes is astounding for a debut of an original IP. Its memorable characters, striking game world, and incredible seamlessness between combat, stealth, and magic set a new standard for the action genre. Dishonored is unquestionably Game of the Year material.
Nick Tan · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on X360Read full review - What makes Dishonored great are the mechanics made possible by the universe in which it exists. There is a level of replayability and creativity available here that isn't seen in most stealth action games. You aren't just figuring out how you need to get from point A to point B, but how you want to get there. Dishonored is a chat room and water cooler game, the sort where you'll remember your own choices after the game ends.
Alexander Sliwinski · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on X360 - Dishonored succeeds, despite its late narrative missteps. With everything against it, Arkane has created a game with a unifying vision and design that stands apart from its contemporaries as something different. But more importantly, Dishonored succeeds as an ambitious game not content to take one thing and do it well. It demands more than most games ever will of its player, and gives more to players than most other games will ever manage.
Arthur Gies · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on X360Read full review - Dishonored may not do anything we’ve never before seen, but everything it does, it does extremely well. The massive amount of choice given to players keeps the game interesting through multiple replays, proving that multiplayer isn’t necessary to be a hit. In a year, and an industry, stricken with a plague known as “sequelitis”, Dishonored is the perfect cure, and should etch its name into every Game of the Year discussion with a sharply-tipped assassin blade.
Anthony Severino · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - As a full piece, however, Dishonored is incredible both as a game and as a work of art. Fun to play, intriguing to explore, beautiful to look at, and emotionally evocative, it's a game that simply must be experienced. While it offers plenty of gory action for those who are interested in taking that route, its greatest gift is to deliberate, thoughtful players who enjoy stealth-based games with quality settings and meaningful moral choices.
Becky Cunningham · Oct 08, 2012 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal. Pursue your enemies under the cover of darkness or ruthlessly attack them head on with weapons drawn. The outcome of each mission plays out based on the choices you make.
Developer: Arkane Studios