Divine Divinity

 PC
User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 225 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 184 out of 225
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 225
  3. Negative: 14 out of 225
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  1. Claytality
    Aug 12, 2016
    7
    Divine Divinity is a solid ARPG, but compared to modern ARPGs it is VERY dated. Movement feels choppy and clicking is often imprecise. Hotkeys are assigned to F1-F12 while the number keys are blank. It also uses "alt" as a hotkey... (you can edit the config files)

    Combat initially feels turn-based and sometimes you will die when trying to flee because your character has to stop and    Divine Divinity is a solid ARPG, but compared to modern ARPGs it is VERY dated. Movement feels choppy and clicking is often imprecise. Hotkeys are assigned to F1-F12 while the number keys are blank. It also uses "alt" as a hotkey... (you can edit the config files)

    Combat initially feels turn-based and sometimes you will die when trying to flee because your character has to stop and do a flinch animation. Your attacks will also miss 50% of the time before you start putting points into agility.

    The strangest part of this game is that if you die there's no game over message or an option to respawn, you just have to load an earlier save.

    Teleporters must be unlocked with an item and a personal visit, which sometimes makes unlocking the teleporters a waste of time. There is a LOT of running in this game, even if you use teleporters.

    Otherwise it is a medium-sized world with many quests and good skills to unlock. It is fun but you have to get past the annoying aspects of it.

    Cost me $1.50, took about 43 hours to beat.    … Expand
  2. Avalord
    Jun 23, 2019
    7
    5 years ago I played it for 30 hours. Coming back to my save I find there are a lot of more accessible games out there, even ones almost as ancient like Sacred for instance. Doesn't make the cut anymore.
  3. DorlGaming
    Jun 8, 2023
    7
    A very detailed role-playing game with many game situations and in-depth mechanics. Everything would be fine if it wasn't so monotonous gameplay, for that matter. 7/10

Awards & Rankings

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#52 Best PC Game of 2002
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#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
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#25 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 17, 2025
    60
    As is very common in video games, what the press hailed as one of "The Best Games of the Year!!1" was forgotten a few months after its release. No, Divine Divinity is far from one of the best the ARPG genre has to offer. The good news? If you can stomach its flaws, you’ll receive a 70+ hour, immersive and occasionally funny experience. An old-school classic, though? Nope.
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  2. IGN
    85
    Above all, it's plain fun to play, to develop your character and find ever-better weapons and armor, to face the foe around the next corner.
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  3. Four Fat Chicks
    75
    There is definitely too much of a good thing here—by the time I was ready to put this game behind me and move on to something else, I still had to spend another full day playing just to reach the "real" end.
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