Detroit: Become Human
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- June 18, 2019
- Quantic Dream
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The story is uneven and gameplay is marred by tiresome quick time events and awkward controls. But despite its flaws, Detroit: Become Human is the finest game Quantic Dream has ever made.
Detroit: Become Human
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The story is uneven and gameplay is marred by tiresome quick time events and awkward controls. But despite its flaws, Detroit: Become Human is the finest game Quantic Dream has ever made.
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Oli Welsh (Eurogamer)
Its big themes are glibly handled, though this is still Quantic Dream’s most credible and satisfying interactive yarn by far.
May 24, 2018 |
Quantic Dream has mastered making a very playable, even enjoyable interactive experience. But there’s always this performative feeling behind it — always this reminder that, for as much as someone wants to help out a cause, there’s a difference between saying it and doing it.
May 25, 2018 |
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Allegra Frank (Polygon)
9/10
Tuffcub (TheSixthAxis)
Detroit: Become Human really is like sitting down and playing a TV box set. It’s a technical masterpiece on PS4 with movie quality sound, lighting and camera work, which is backed up by some top quality action and a wonderfully evocative score. Detroit really worked for me; I was gripped by the story and connected with the characters, but I think some players may have a hard time relating to Kara, Markus, and Connor. That’s to be expected. After all, we’re only human.
May 24, 2018 |
Oli Welsh (Eurogamer)
Recommended - (Read Review)
Its big themes are glibly handled, though this is still Quantic Dream’s most credible and satisfying interactive yarn by far.
Allegra Frank (Polygon)
Recommendced - (Read Review)
Quantic Dream has mastered making a very playable, even enjoyable interactive experience. But there’s always this performative feeling behind it — always this reminder that, for as much as someone wants to help out a cause, there’s a difference between saying it and doing it.
Tuffcub (TheSixthAxis)
9/10 - (Read Review)
Detroit: Become Human really is like sitting down and playing a TV box set. It’s a technical masterpiece on PS4 with movie quality sound, lighting and camera work, which is backed up by some top quality action and a wonderfully evocative score. Detroit really worked for me; I was gripped by the story and connected with the characters, but I think some players may have a hard time relating to Kara, Markus, and Connor. That’s to be expected. After all, we’re only human.
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| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33bits | Diego Sierra | 80 / 100 | 06-09-2018 | Detroit: Become Human forces us to constantly make decisions that will test our morale and our ability to face the unpredictable consequences that result from them, but Quantic Dream continues without hitting the right key. This latest work represents a small step forward for the “interactive drama” typical of the French studio, but its proposal, so dependent on the narrative, falters once again because of the problems generated by a script that is left at half gas and which in This occasion is too simplistic and Manichean. | Read review |
| 3DNews | Иван Бышонкoв | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a great prediction of our nearest future, where rise of the unemployment among humans will be caused by an ever-increasing automation. But most importantly, it’s an emotional story about the cruelty of our world, about fighting for freedom — and a price you have to pay to gain it. And the best Quantic Dream game to date. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Recommended | 05-24-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| Areajugones | Cristian M. Villa | 9.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Quantic Dream surpasses everything it has done before with Detroit: Become Human. A huge script allows for a thrilling story to have multiple layers that, at the same time, deal with topics such as slavery, the human condition or the concept of identity. A real masterpiece of the genre. | Read review |
| Ars Technica | Kyle Orland | Not Recommended | 05-24-2018 | Try it if you really want to see how hard it is to make branching narrative work on this scale. Otherwise, just catch up on Westworld. | Read review |
| Atomix | Pamela Lima | 87 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Despite being too similar to Heavy Rain during its first hours, Detroit: Become Human is an exciting, deep and controversial look to what technology has made of us. David Cage and Quantic Dream made a wonderful story that’s completely worth playing. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Dylan Siegler | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human] is a social revolution simulator, where most of your choices actually matter, the story and characters are engaging and moving and the amount of narrative content is incredibly massive. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Steve Farrelly | 7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | The problem is our robot horse needs QTEs as well to get going and without enough blue blood, bled by actual gamers, it’s a hard task and road to Maple Syrup ahead. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Bahram Bigharaz | 8 / 10 | 05-27-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a movie you are directing. Each and every character’s fate is in your hands, and along the way, you’ll live and laugh and cry with them over and over again. Definitely the best title from Quantic Dream to date. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Hamidreza Ghaneei | 9.5 / 10 | 06-03-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is an exceptional video game for gamers who enjoy interactive dramas. It follows in the footsteps of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls but ultimately it brings a far greater experience to the table. it’s filled with lots of memorable and inspiring moments and thanks to great acting from the actors, emotions and feelings come to life better than expected. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Gabriel Bogdan | 7.8 / 10 | 05-27-2018 | Detroit: Become Human manages to destroy a perfect story setup with a simple “right in the face” presentation of a complex theme despite a great acting performance of the main characters. The many optional outcomes during the playthrough lose lots of replay value because of that and make it probably the worst Quantic Dream game so far. There are still good visuals and enough entertainment for one playthrough but it doesn’t deliver on anything else. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Bryan Calhoun | 7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit Become Human is a beautiful jig-saw puzzle yet deformed puzzle. The individual parts look pretty, but once you try and piece it together, it all falls apart. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Jenni Lada | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a game that can be rather difficult to classify. It usually improves upon the forms of storytelling and gameplay found in Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls, though character movements can still be frustrating and some stories are better than others. It still relies on sensational concepts and topics to get reactions from an audience, with some androids’ routes more effectively and tactfully employing them than others. It is a more diverse game, both in terms of the kinds of characters displayed and the sorts of choices people can make. Quantic Dream’s formula is evolving, even if it does rely on some of the same crutches. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Erin Castillo | 84 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | With amazingly realistic graphics, intense music, rich characters, and a dynamic decision scheme, this action adventure title is enthralling from it’s opening scene to the very end, and if you let it, it will take you on a journey to what feels like an entirely different world. | Read review |
| ComiConverse | Jordan Samuel | 4 / 5 stars | 05-26-2018 | Detroit tells an impactful story about equality and the pace technology grows in society, while there are problems in terms of tone. Quantic Dream pushes the console to its max while providing a solid adventure for fans and newcomers! | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Umar Bastra | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human manages to dial back Quantic Dream’s usual style of storytelling and instead focus more on the characters and their personal journey resulting in one the most compelling adventure games in recent memory. | Read review |
| cublikefoot | Chase Ferrin | 8 / 10 | 07-17-2020 | Detroit: Become Human is an easy recommendation for fans of story-driven games. It’s not only one of the best looking games I’ve played all year, but it manages to do so with a story that is both engaging and makes use of some top-tier storytelling methods. It is a massive step up from the studio’s previous two titles in just about every department. However, it isn’t free from issue entirely, still suffering from some writing hiccups and the occasional technical issue. | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Kieran McLoone | 8.5 / 10 | 06-04-2018 | This is the first release from Quantic Dream that I’ve become fully immersed in, and I cannot wait to return to the gritty streets of 2038 Detroit to make alternate decisions. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Chris Carter | 7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human, like most Quantic Dream games, is filled with muddled symbolism and a spark of hope amidst its most interesting universe yet. It doesn’t have anything particular new to say, but it delivers in terms of drama, to the point where I started a second playthrough shortly after my first seven hour-ish run. It’s flawed, but coherent, which is an upgrade. | Read review |
| Digiato | Shayan Ziaei | 82 / 100 | 05-31-2018 | In terms of narration, Detroit Become Human is probably the best interactive drama you’ll come across. general atmosphere of the game is not as unforgettable as Heavy Rain or even Fahrenheit, but there is some kind of maturity in narration that has never been seen in this particular genre. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Eric Layman | 6.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is evidence that breathtaking production isn’t effective camouflage for anemic dialogue and abysmal writing. By co-opting famous racial prejudices and projecting all of them onto society’s assimilation of androids, Detroit spoils its power to create convincing drama. The sense of agency and control over its story remains exciting, but archetypal plotting and cosmetic platitudes leave Detroit without much to say about anything. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Will Fulton | 4 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | ‘Detroit: Become Human’ is the best adventure game from Quantic Dream yet | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Tyler Treese | 2 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Racism and slavery is bad, folks. You can probably figure that out without playing Detroit, and if you can’t then David Cage’s writing isn’t going to change your backwards thinking in any way. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Giuseppe Nelva | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human may not be perfect, but it’s Quantic Dream’s masterpiece. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Daniel Bloodworth | 4.25 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | The latest cinematic tale from Quantic Dream stands strong on a branching storyline that provides numerous variations based on player choice. | Read review |
| Echo Boomer | David Fialho | Recommended | 05-27-2018 | Detroit: Become Human feels like the best Quantic Dream has ever put in all of their games. It is indeed an interactive movie, with quick time events as dialogue choices, but at every scene it makes us feel on the edge of our seat, hoping for the best of this cast of robotic characters and the world they live in. | Read review |
| EGM | Michael Goroff | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a testament to how far the genre of interactive narrative storytelling has come and, at the same time, how much further it can go. While it might still suffer from some annoying QTE moments and a few narrative speedbumps, it delivers on promises that many other games in this genre make yet fail to keep, especially in how the choices you make can lead to very different experiences down the line. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Oli Welsh | Recommended | 05-24-2018 | Its big themes are glibly handled, though this is still Quantic Dream’s most credible and satisfying interactive yarn by far. | Read review |
| Game Debate | Jon Sutton | 6.5 / 10 | 12-22-2019 | That’s not to say there’s nothing to get out of Detroit: Become Human. At a superficial level it looks fantastic, your choices can often feel hefty and impactful, and the overall presentation value is comfortably in the very top tier of adventure games. But it is a game you may have to enjoy through gritted teeth; either raging or outright laughing at the clunky metaphors and hamfisted messages. Enjoy it I did though, honestly, even if it wasn’t perhaps for the reasons Cage may have been hoping for. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Kimberley Wallace | 8 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | The overall message about technology and our future lingers long after the credits roll, making me wonder how I’ll handle my relationship with technology as it takes us to new places. | Read review |
| Game Rant | Dalton Cooper | 4 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human, the latest game from Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream, tells an engaging story using some of the best graphics in any video game to date. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Kevin Tucker | 4 / 5 stars | 12-20-2019 | For those like me who have enjoyed Quantic Dream’s games as a guilty pleasure, this is the studio’s first release where the story meets its ambition. | Read review |
| Game Volt | Ahmed Hassan | 8 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | Detroit become human is a game of special kind, it will be unfair to compare it to other video games, its a game that dosen’t shy away from discussing controversial topics and not by telling you about it but with making you live in it and see it first hand, it’s a philosophical game that will make you think about everything you know | Read review |
| Gameblog | Julien Hubert | 8 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | With Detroit: Become Human, Quantic Dream delivers us without a doubt its most successful title. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Justin Woo | 6.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Despite a strong connection between the choice-oriented gameplay and the script’s themes of free will and liberation, DBH’s exploration of these themes is ankle deep. | Read review |
| GameMAG | Azzy | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is simply the best Quantic Dream game and best project in interactive movies genre. The game took a step forward in the gameplay department and offered an atmospheric and exciting journey with touching story, bright characters and interesting setting. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Baz Macdonald | 8 / 10 | 05-30-2018 | Detroit is great step forward for interactive storytelling, with the impressive scope of its branching narrative and world ultimately overcoming the continued failings of David Cage’s writing. | Read review |
| GamePro | Nastassja Scherling | 80 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | A sublime staged future scenario with three gripping stories that are full of freedom of choice and stereotypes. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Blaine Smith | 9 / 10 | 05-26-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a stellar example of storytelling in the video game space. What initially seems like a futuristic science-fiction story quickly steers into a very real struggle of freedom vs. oppression which has been endured throughout history. With just one single playthrough, Detroit: Become Human will warm your heart, provoke your thoughts, and light a fire in your stomach. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 不倒翁蜀黍 | 9.3 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become human is the most ambitious game Quantic Dream have ever made. It features varied stories, decisive choices, flexible gameplay, and outstanding graphics. | Read review |
| GamesBeat | Dean Takahashi | 88 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is best when it foresees the consequences of our decisions and sets up a clear choice — or a muddy choice. It creates the illusion of the Butterfly Effect, where small actions can lead to big consequences. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Miles T | 9 / 10 | 05-28-2018 | A game with something to say, Detroit: Become Human merges the mediums of cinema and video game, with an outstanding result. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Chris McMullen | 5 / 10 | 05-29-2018 | For a game that relies so heavily on its narrative to carry it, Detroit: Become Human fails to excel. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Peter Brown | 7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human presents a gripping tale that’s occasionally sullied by blatant missteps. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Andy Hartup | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Immerse yourself in Detroit’s wonderfully realised world, engage with its characters and stories, and you’ll love this game. | Read review |
| GameZone | Arne Cito | 9 / 10 | 12-24-2019 | Detroit: Become Human is the peak of Quantic Dream. It’s a culmination of everything the studio has learned by putting an authentic, intimate story that builds gradually into a story of grand proportions while combining fun and engaging gameplay that helps pad out the story. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Randy Kalista | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | This is a transhumanism story for the android set. I devoured every chapter of these artificial intelligences shedding their artifice. And I learned that being human is filled with daily acts of self-sacrifice. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Aaron Main | 8 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human has a thrilling story experience, and figuring out what choices make the plot that’s right for you is most of the fun. However, some annoying control mechanics crossed with awkward camera functionality, and performance issues stop Detroit: Become Human from reaching greatness. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Ron Burke | 90 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a cinematic masterpiece, and easily the best work to date from developer Quantic Dreams. It’s gorgeous, sounds beautiful, and the choices made here are impactful and introspective. Better still, the exposed underpinnings encourage repeat playthroughs just to see where all of the rabbit holes go. Come for the storyline, stay for the thought provoking look at a potential near future for mankind, and where AI might fit within it. | Read review |
| GBAtemp | Pranavsingh Dhunnoo | 8.8 / 10 | 12-30-2019 | Detroit: Become Human is a game that’s better experienced first-hand than read about and I highly recommend anyone who can play it to do so, especially now that it has been made available to PC gamers. | Read review |
| Geek Culture | Jake Su | 9.3 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | Detroit: Become Human continues PlayStation 4’s run of tremendous AAA exclusives with an engaging story and captivating characters that keeps you wanting more. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Damien Chambers | 9.5 / 10 | 06-25-2018 | Gamers often speak of how videogames should be viewed as an art form and Detroit: Become Human makes a case for that argument with relevant and topical scenarios. Detroit: Become Human is easily Quantic Dream’s best game to date and David Cage’s ultimate vision come to life. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Adam Cook | 5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | A cliche-ridden written story that has some decent ideas throughout, but is so bleak it’s hard to grow attached to. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Michał Grygorcewicz | 7.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Learning the story of Kara, Connor and Markus in Detroit: Become Human was a pleasant and engaging affair. I really grew fond of the heroes and I pondered over every decision. Quantic Dream’s new game is a really good interactive movie, and the degree of non-linearity is amazing. It’s a pity that the story itself is totally bland, obvious and downright disappointing; the characters are flat and cliché, and the game doesn’t deliver any meaningful message – it’s almost baffling how the authors could have missed such an opportunity to make a statement. | Read review |
| Guardian | Oliver Holmes | 4 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | The human v android setup is hackneyed, but this choose-your-own-adventure-style descent into a near-future Detroit is served up with spellbinding artistry | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Colin Stevens | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Detroit is the best possible version of itself. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Daniel Quesada | 92 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Even with some little flaws, Detroit is the best game ever created by Quantic Dream. You’ll really feel yourself close to the characters. Be ready for your instincts and principles to be tested. | Read review |
| Hynerd.it | Hynerd.it | 8.8 / 10 | 11-25-2018 | I strongly recommend this game made by Quantic Dream. It impressed me | Read review |
| IGN | Lucy O’Brien | 8 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a poignantly pulpy interactive sci-fi drama where your choices can impact events to a greater and more satisfying degree than in most games of this type. Though I wish its story had been handled with a softer touch, especially considering the subtlety that can be conveyed through its tech and performances, its well-written and acted central trio were vital enough to me that I found myself feeling genuine distress when they were in danger and a sense of victory when they triumphed. Most importantly, Detroit offers a multitude of transparent branching paths that entice further playthroughs, and choices have a permanence that raise the stakes throughout. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Marco Esposto | 8.9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is a great adventure with multiple choices. Great atmosphere and a story that is all in your hands. | Read review |
| IGN Middle East | Moustafa Gad | 7.8 / 10 | 05-25-2018 | Detroit has produced an exciting dramatic story based on fictional events but very close to our reality. A group of well-designed characters, both in terms of dramatic appearance and background, the way they interact with events, the dazzling cinematic level of film and the player’s options directly affect the story, The game delays procrastination in some seasons and the difficulty of controlling some situations even though the title depends entirely on the options that appear on the screen, in addition to the expected surprises at the end of the story and some positions that are not explained satisfactorily. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Juan García | 8.8 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | A great adventure that looks as awesome as it plays with multiple choices that really matter and a compelling history that it’s worth your time. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Edwin Millheim | 3.9 / 5 stars | 05-26-2018 | Detroit Become Human is one of the great games of 2018. If you are still on the fence about it, then check out the free Demo with the first chapter. This way you can tell if it is your thing or not. After you have finished playing this game and maybe another shot, you’ll be missing this world dearly. At this time there has been no word on if there will be any DLC planned for Detroit Become Human which is a shame. I know I for one would love to see Conner in action a bit more and it would include more barricaded suspects, people in crisis missions and other hostage situations. That would be a cool DLC. Nonetheless, Detroit Become Human ticks all the right boxes when it comes to one of the great games of 2018. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Luciano Howard | 9 / 10 | 05-30-2018 | Detroit is simply unlike anything else available. For that reason alone it deserves to be played, but when allied with the chance to create your own story that will not be the same for many others and the stunning tech on show, what more do you need? | Read review |
| Kotaku | Kirk Hamilton | Not Recommended | 05-24-2018 | Detroit tells a story of robots who look and act relatively human, making their way through a nonsense world where everyone, even the humans, doesn’t actually look or act human at all. It’s a fragmented radio broadcast from a valley within the uncanny valley, so many layers deep in unreality that it could never hope to make it out intact. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Luis Sánchez | 8.5 / 10 | 01-01-1970 | Detroit: Become Human is a design achievement in which every choice you make matters. The narrative evolves with ease, great rhythm and without ridiculous situations. This is a game that we can recommend, whether you are fond of classic science fiction. We are sure that you will spend whole evenings talking to other players about the decisions they made and how they affected the world around them. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 6 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | A considerable improvement on Quantic Dreams’ previous work, and while the storytelling is still flawed its tale of abused androids feels very human. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Alex Varankou | 78 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Developer Quantic Dream continues to solidify their pedigree in creating narrative driven cinematic experiences. Aside from a few story and design stumbles, Detroit: Become Human offers an engaging adventure with great presentation, meaningful choices, and plenty of replay value. | Read review |
| Next Gen Base | Ben Ward | 7.5 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | As an unashamed fan of Quantic Dream’s previous output, Detroit: Become Human is a mixed bag. On one hand, there is a continuation of the work that they’ve done with the previous titles, and they have crafted a wonderfully bleak world with Detroit. While it doesn’t quite push the boundaries as much as Heavy Rain, there are some interesting ideas planted in the early stages of the story that never blossom fully, but still gives a somewhat satisfying conclusion, regardless of how you decide to play. On the other hand, the occasionally frustrating control issues and borderline laughable moments in the script made me shake my head on more than one occasion. It’s a real shame, because there is an absolutely brilliant game tucked away somewhere in here. As it stands, it’s only going to be great if you’re willing to look past the obvious inherent flaws. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | Caitlin Harper | 5 / 10 | 06-06-2018 | You’re better off waiting for a massive price drop. If you absolutely must pick it up now, then don’t expect much in the way of anything new or innovative outside of really spectacular graphics. | Read review |
| Noisy Pixel | Tiago Rocha | 8.5 / 10 | 01-02-2020 | Detroit: Become Human is genuinely beautiful, with impressive facial expressions and impeccable lip-sync. Cutscenes bring life to the world and characters to make you feel like you’re genuinely a part of this narrative. | Read review |
| NoobFeed | Adam Siddiqui | 75 / 100 | 05-25-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is an excellent narrative-driven game, just don’t come in expecting compelling gameplay. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Utku Çakır | 7 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | If you are a fan of the kind of gameplay mechanics Quantic Dream puts out, Detroit is more than capable enough to satify your thirst. But David Cage’s latest game fails to tell a coherent and captivating story. It doesn’t or can’t answer the questions it puts forward. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Mohammad Taghavi | 6.5 / 10 | 05-31-2018 | Is Detroit: Become Human, David Cage’s last chance to prove himself. I honestly don’t know the answer but I can say that Detroit lacks both the magnificent scale and the memorable narrative his previous games are well known for. Quantic Dream’s latest title could have had a lot to say but it eventually gives up and leaves the scene. If you’re a fan of Cage’s previous games, give Detroit a shot, even though it will probably leave you very disappointed | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Garrett Martin | 6.7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Cage’s ambitions might eventually overreach into bad taste, but even then Detroit still pulls off what every previous Cage game has failed to do. It tells a coherent, occasionally thought-provoking story that unites the interaction of videogames with the language of film. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Malindy Hetfeld | 61 / 100 | 12-17-2019 | Occasionally fun but often unconscientious, Detroit: Beyond Human takes steps in the right direction but retains too much of the old Quantic dream formula. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Paul James | Recommended | 05-23-2018 | Though not perfect, Detroit: Become Human is certainly Quantic Dream’s boldest attempt yet, and the refinements they’ve made make for a smoother, more enjoyable experience. Detroit is bursting with personality, full of intrigue, and exploding with emotive depth. The many mechanical and performance issues that have plagued past games have now largely evaporated allowing for you to truly immerse yourself in one of the great narrative adventures of 2018. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Neil Bolt | 8 / 10 | 07-02-2019 | Quantic Dream has delivered its most consistently focused game to date with Detroit Become Human. It does suffer for some ham-fisted allegory and a couple of instances of appallingly mawkish dialogue, but that never overwhelms the overall enjoyment you get from its entertaining branching narrative. The story is not the most subtle, nor nuanced, take on discrimination, slavery, and machine self-awareness you’ll find, but it is often surprisingly poignant and touching when Cage and his team nail the blend of video game and cinematic experience. | Read review |
| Polygon | Allegra Frank | Recommended | 05-25-2018 | Quantic Dream has mastered making a very playable, even enjoyable interactive experience. But there’s always this performative feeling behind it — always this reminder that, for as much as someone wants to help out a cause, there’s a difference between saying it and doing it. | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 9.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | David Cage’s latest is a thoughtful and gripping tale of androids achieving sentience in a society with a grim history of denying freedom | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Leo Stevenson | 9 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | Detroit’s weighty themes could have been its undoing, but somehow David Cage has written a nuanced, thoughtful script that delivers on its promise. | Read review |
| Press Start | Brodie Gibbons | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is without a shadow of a doubt, David Cage’s best work. After almost a handful of failings, Detroit: Become Human showcases what David Cage is capable of as both a writer and a director. He isn’t shy about tackling taboo topics, regardless of the backlash, and it pays off here in what is a stunning story of overcoming oppression. | Read review |
| pressakey.com | Tim Bissinger | Not Recommended | 06-05-2018 | Detroit: Become Human wants to tell an emotional story about existence and the self-finding of machines as artificial life, but degrates them to projection screens for the players’ own human will, making them nothing more than lifeless tools. The visuals, main idea and the new flowchart element are great, but in the end, Detroit is a game about story | Read review |
| PS4Blog.net | Ceidz | 9.5 / 10 | 07-22-2018 | I LOVED playing through Detroit: Become Human, and I highly recommend you to purchase it since it’s one of the best games you can get on PS4! | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Ivan Nikolai Barkow Castilho | 80 / 100 | 05-29-2018 | Detroit: Become Human has an excellent narrative that makes us think that the decisions we make really affect the story | Read review |
| Push Square | Sammy Barker | 7 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is vintage Quantic Dream, delivering a multifaceted choose-your-own-adventure that’s both ambitious and somewhat of an acquired taste. | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Alice Bell | Recommended | 12-17-2019 | Detroit is a perfect game to livestream, or play with three mates and half a bottle of tequila – but if you tell me you genuinely think the story is well done, I will immediately be sus that you, yourself, are an android poorly trying to replicate human behaviour. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | عصام الشهوان | 8 / 10 | 05-25-2018 | A cinematic approach, meaningful choices and the way the destiny of the three main characters intertwine are this game’s most appealing aspects, but fiddly controls and an eventful but not necessarily original nor subtle diminished the experience slightly. This is still a step up from the developer’s previous effort Heavy Rain. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Tyler Treese | 3.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | A story of three androids. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Tomáš Kuník | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Quantic Dreams and David Cage brings us into the future where androids walk alongside humans. And everything depends on the choices you make. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Bill Lavoy | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | What makes Detroit: Become Human a great game, though, is that even after going back through alternate narrative branches and winding down my play time, I’m still invested. The world that Quantic Dream gave me to explore is only a short leap from the one we’re living in now, and the ideas presented have left me contemplating the role AI could play in our lives sooner rather than later. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | May Alturas | 9.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human clearly lets my genuine emotion out of me, I wasn’t sure if I was impersonating how the character should have chosen or was it me doing those choices? A lot of those dialogues resonated with me, fighting and arguing over what I should’ve decided. I was so invested in the gameplay that every decision tends to get harder and harder – with an outcome that is so unforgiving and sometimes gratifying. This game is a twisted interpretation of an extreme reality: where segregation, racial discrimination, slavery and mental abuse still exists. I truly believe that a lot of people can identify themselves with the character at some point for so many different reasons and it shows us that wrong decisions are sometimes necessary to get the job done. The algorithm in coming up with those intricate flowchart is a masterpiece on its own. So who says you can’t learn a thing or two in a video game? It even showed me how to become more human. Don’t you agree? | Read review |
| Skill Up | Ralph Panebianco | Recommended | 07-29-2018 | There’s a lot that’s gone into this game. A lot. It would be so easy to shrug it off for some of its weaker writing, but to do so would be miss just how big this game is, how much its attempting at any given moment and how much it manages to achieve within that. Detroit is not a perfect game, but if ‘interactive drama’ is emerging game genre, then this is surely the best example of it to date. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Justin Clark | 2.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | It bares itself emotionally but shines a harsh, unflattering light on David Cage’s deficiencies as a storyteller. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Martin Kubeš | 90 / 100 | 05-24-2018 | Quantic Dream strikes again and delivers a great game with no major flaws. If you own a PlayStation 4, you shouldn’t miss David Cage’s latest game, because he has proven he still has something left to say. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Matteo Bussani | 9 / 10 | 04-17-2020 | Detroit Become Human is a game so ambitious, that it can be considered brave to put the player in deeply emotional situations. It’s not forgiving, and the coices are so many that you won’t be free from sacrifice and pain. In a modern scene full of multiplayer stuff, going back to narrative is something we can’t appreciate. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Stuart Gollan | 7.5 / 10 | 05-27-2018 | Don’t think I can’t see right through you, Detroit! | Read review |
| TechnoBuffalo | Eric Frederiksen | 3 / 5 stars | 05-27-2018 | Like an un-awoken android, Detroit: Become Human is a pretty exterior without anything remotely human inside. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Tom Hoggins | 3 / 5 stars | 05-25-2018 | For better or worse, French developer Quantic Dream has forged quite the reputation for its lavish interactive dramas. | Read review |
| The Angry Joe Show | Joe Vargas | 7 / 10 | 06-06-2018 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Marco Ravetto | 8.9 / 10 | 05-29-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is definitely the highest point reached by David Cage. Some slightly less strong sequences do not affect a gaming experience full of interesting points of view, in which one really has the sensation of making choices. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | Jim Sterling | Not Recommended | 05-27-2018 | Quantic Dream have done it again! And by “done it,” I mean they’ve reminded me of terrible movies. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Tuffcub | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human really is like sitting down and playing a TV box set. It’s a technical masterpiece on PS4 with movie quality sound, lighting and camera work, which is backed up by some top quality action and a wonderfully evocative score. Detroit really worked for me; I was gripped by the story and connected with the characters, but I think some players may have a hard time relating to Kara, Markus, and Connor. That’s to be expected. After all, we’re only human. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | حسين الموسى | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | The mix of strong storytelling, great acting and dreamy music led to a grand tale of epic proportions. it is hard to imagine how far video games have come and how much emotions they can invoke. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Yamilia Avendano | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | In any case, I don’t know why exactly Quantic Dream finally made a game I loved (as in, why it took them so long), but as a fan of Until Dawn and The Walking Dead, I’m glad I can actually add a third game to my favorites for this genre. Maybe it’s because all of the characters are supposed to be robots so you’re force-fed story and juxtaposition through analysis, making it easy from a writing perspective. | Read review |
| USgamer | Mike Williams | 3.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human improves upon its predecessors by having a cast that you enjoy and want to spend more time around. Quantic Dream’s visual craft and presentation is top-notch, but the writing hasn’t quite caught up yet. It isn’t subtle and some of the references to social ills are amazingly on-the-nose instead of being more unique. It’s better than Beyond: Two Souls, but there’s still room to grow. | Read review |
| VG247 | Sam Greer | Not Recommended | 05-24-2018 | The story never finds its footing, its characters never feel fully realised, and as a game, all you’re left with are tiresome quick time events and awkward controls, through linear corridors with tedious puzzles. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Jackson Newsome | 8 / 10 | 06-25-2018 | Quantic Dream has outdone itself and delivered another must-play PlayStation exclusive. | Read review |
| VGN | Giovanni Marrelli | 9 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human is the best adventure ever created by Quantic Dream, thanks to a rich and complex story that really changes and adapts to every choice you make, allowing you to explore different paths by using the integrated storyflow, from which you can load a single checkpoint and make different choices. | Read review |
| Video Chums | A.J. Maciejewski | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Even with its flaws, Detroit: Become Human marks a monumental moment in story-driven gaming. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Colm Ahern | 4 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | Detroit: Become Human wants to move you. It wants to elicit an emotional response through its story. The thing is, it really doesn’t. The flowchart is a nice inclusion and adds some variance, but when the narrative is as cringey and ham-fisted as it is you won’t want to play through it multiple times. | Read review |
| Washington Post | Christopher Byrd | Recommended | 05-25-2018 | Like quality junk food, the game was not exactly fulfilling but it was a bingeable experience. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Kai Powell | 8.5 / 10 | 05-24-2018 | There are some great story paths to Detroit: Become Human that can lead to different outcomes, but it’s still a Quantic Dream game through and through. Expect a convoluted story that reveals itself through repeated playthroughs, characters that you grow attached to and fear to lose, and enough QTE-driven fights to make your thumbs bleed. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Shaan Joshi | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-24-2018 | Despite a few storytelling shortfalls, Detroit: Become Human is stylish and slick from start to finish, and is easily Quantic Dream’s best work to date. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Kieran Stockton | 9 / 10 | 05-23-2018 | What Detroit: Become Human lacks in high concept philosophical musings is more than made up for in the genuine emotional connection to its world and characters buoyed by incredible performances and slick production values | Read review |
Game Info
GAME INFO
Game Description / Storyline:
Detroit: Become Human is an neo-noir thriller. The plot revolves around three androids: Kara, who escapes the factory she was made in to explore her newfound sentience; Connor, whose job it is to hunt down deviant androids like Kara; and Markus, who devotes himself to releasing the androids from servitude. The characters may survive or perish depending on the choices that are made, which serve to shape the story as customised by the player.
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- Quantic Dream
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- Sony Interactive Entertainment
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- RPG
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- Single player
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- Detroit: Become Human - Digital Deluxe Edition (May 25, 2018)
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