The main characters in the series possess artificially acquired superhuman abilities, referred to as "Augmentation."ĭeus Ex takes place during 2052, while the world is facing a crisis caused by a mysterious nano-virus called the Gray Death.
The one constant through the series is the Illuminati, although FEMA, Majestic 12, and the Knights Templar are also featured. Several of the societies mentioned or shown are inspired by real-world and invented secret societies and conspiracy theories. In this setting, several organizations compete for overall control of the world. While each game has a distinct story, they are all set within the same world: an Earth of the future which has evolved into a dystopian cyberpunk society. Note: given the freedom of choice found within each game, the section below only gives the general outline of the world and the individual plotlines. The series has been generally well-received by critics and sold over 14 million units worldwide. The series consists of six games: Deus Ex (2000), Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011), Deus Ex: The Fall (2013), Deus Ex Go (2016) and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016). The Ion Storm games were published by Eidos Interactive, and all Eidos-Montréal media was published by Square Enix until 2022, when ownership was sold to Embracer Group. The first two games in the series were developed by Ion Storm, and subsequent entries were developed by Eidos-Montréal, following Ion Storm's closure. Deus Ex: Breach & Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – VR Experienceĭeus Ex is a series of role-playing video games, set during the 21st century, focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a dystopian future setting featuring references to real-world conspiracy theories, historical mythologies and philosophies and on commentaries of capitalist values and division in society.