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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 302 sampled Steam reviews (273 positive / 29 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing23% mention it
- World & exploration13% mention it
- Visuals & art10% mention it
- Combat4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing28% mention it
- Bugs & crashes24% mention it
- Performance14% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
66%
35 reviews
5-15h
91%
86 reviews
15-40h
93%
92 reviews
40-100h
96%
68 reviews
100h+
100%
21 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 87 | 30 |
| Creator reviews (4 tracked) | – | 81 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 90% | 84 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 85 | 98 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 94% | 88 | 115 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 328 total reviews in window · weighted 230.5 up / 15.1 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (159)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 50
“Feels like a tiresome retread, enjoyable enough when it sticks to the old script, but frustrating in its disappointment when it does attempt anything new. With a rushed story, colorless characters, and total misuse of a whole new playable character, the best I can say is that I didn’t hate it. I didn’t particularly like it, but I didn’t hate it. Dishonored deserves more than that.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“On paper, Dishonored 2 is a marked improvement on almost everything the original game brought to the table.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“With amazing moment to moment gameplay and great level design, Dishonored 2 is worth checking out provided you have the means to play it. Dishonored 2 iterates and innovates in equal measure, resulting in an almost addictive quality to the proceedings that few can match.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Dishonored 2 is a well made but safe sequel. You won't find a revolution here only minor improvements to well known mechanics. Of course there are some new things but most of them will be appreciated only by true veterans of the previous game. Fortunately, Arkane's new game surprised me more than once and all in all left a very good impression. But it could have been so much more.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“It may not surprise as much as the first one and almost every aspect is the original ideas enhanced. However, it has been four years already and Dishonored 2 leaves another good impression on us due to its macabre visuals, the stunning visuals of a city much more interesting tan Dunwall and even more creative gameplay possibilities. Corvo and Emily are up to two different journeys, suggesting that Arkane Studios is a team to watch in the future.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“An interesting idea, but not a very good game. I enjoyed watching it for an hour but replaying it became very frustrating. Bandersnatch did a similar idea and doesn’t require a direct purchase price.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Don't get disappointed by a plot that is as far from ambitious, original, and engrossing as possible, because, as gameplay goes, few can hold a candle to Arkane Studios' Dishonored 2's level of replayability, non-linearity, and just plain fun. As for the gripes concerning the inexcusable framerate drops, follow this simple advice: wait a while, and then jump right in, because this isn't a title that's worth avoiding just because of its current technical issues.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“Make no mistake: Dishonored 2 is an exquisite game that's likely to please anyone who enjoyed its predecessor. That's assuming they can play it at a reasonable framerate, though, and right now that's a pretty hefty assumption.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Dishonored 2 is the result of a classic sequel. A sequence that, unlike many games these days, has not changed altogether, but is considered a more beautiful, exciting and complete version of the first game.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“By throwing you into its gloriously open missions with a bag full of tricks, running wild in Dishonored 2's fascinating world of stealth playgrounds never fails to be both fun and challenging. While anyone who doesn't have the patience for its particular brand of methodical exploration will likely find the experience tedious, if you can commit to trying to ghost your way through its lengthy campaign, even disappointing shortcomings, especially in terms of its story, likely won't stop you from having a whale of a time.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Dishonored 2 is an improvement over the original game in every sense of the word. Its real value lies in the fact that it offers unique and rewarding game experiences for any type of player, whether you like to murder everyone on sight or prefer a more… ghostly approach.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“It may feel like just more Dishonored, but Arkane have improved everything they could’ve and made a truly satisfying sequel. We just hope it’s not the last.”
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Patch history
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 5 Patch NotesNov 7, 2017
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 5 Patch NotesNov 7, 2017
- Dishonored 2 - Steam Update 4Jun 6, 2017
- Dishonored 2 - Steam Update 4Jun 6, 2017
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 3Mar 21, 2017
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 3Mar 21, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 2Jan 18, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 2Jan 18, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 1Dec 14, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - Game Update 1Dec 14, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 – PC Update 1.3 Live to All Steam UsersNov 30, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 – PC Update 1.3 Live to All Steam UsersNov 30, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - PC Update 1.2Nov 21, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 - PC Update 1.2Nov 21, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 PC Update - Steam Beta UpdateNov 17, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Dishonored 2 PC Update - Steam Beta UpdateNov 17, 2016significant · resets scoring window