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Dishonored

2012 · Arkane Studios

Choose routes through a plague-stricken city using supernatural movement, careful observation and flexible assassination tools.

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GAMEBOX SCORE

93

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score91
Hidden Gem87
Revival Potential80

GAME DNA

experience
Immersive simulation · Player agency
genre
Stealth · Action
mood
Tense · Atmospheric
gameplay
Stealth · Infiltration · Exploration
difficulty
Hard
era
2010s
pacing
Slow
perspective
First-person
structure
Mission-based

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TenseAtmosphericStealthInfiltrationExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Choose routes through a plague-stricken city using supernatural movement, careful observation and flexible assassination tools.

Choose routes through a plague-stricken city using supernatural movement, careful observation and flexible assassination tools.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2012. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2012
Developer
Arkane Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks

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Similarity breakdown
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  • mood: Atmospheric · Tense100% distinctive overlap · 62.7 / 62.7 points
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  • gameplay: Exploration · Infiltration · Stealth100% distinctive overlap · 31.5 / 31.5 points
  • structure: Mission-based100% distinctive overlap · 33.1 / 33.1 points
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2005

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Similarity breakdown
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  • structure: Mission-based100% distinctive overlap · 33.1 / 33.1 points
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2000

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  • gameplay: Exploration · Infiltration · Stealth100% distinctive overlap · 31.5 / 31.5 points
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  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
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  • difficulty: Hard100% distinctive overlap · 4.6 / 4.6 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.6 points

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