| Deus Ex Go | |
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| Developer(s) | Square Enix Montreal |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Series | Deus Ex |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Windows, Windows 10 Mobile |
| Release | August 18, 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Deus Ex Go was a 2016 turn-based puzzle video game in the Deus Ex series by Square Enix. The player uses a touchscreen to move Adam Jensen, a protagonist from the cyberpunk-themed series, as a puzzle piece through a board game while avoiding obstacles and manipulating the environment. In-keeping with the main series, Jensen can hack environmental features such as turrets and platforms to bypass and eliminate enemies. The game follows the format of Hitman Go (2014) and Lara Croft Go (2015), in which Square Enix Montréal distilled major motifs from the games' respective series to fit turn-based, touchscreen, puzzle gameplay. New to the Go series, Deus Ex Go introduced an in-game story and puzzle creation mode. Deus Ex Go was released in August 2016, for Android and iOS platforms to generally favorable reviews. The game was later ported to Microsoft platforms. Critics wrote that the game successfully captured the cybernetic dystopia of the Deus Ex series and the brain teasing puzzles of the Go mobile game series. But compared to the other entries in the Go series, reviewers considered Deus Ex Go's to be less creative, with a lackluster story, less visually interesting aesthetic, and shorter length.
Embracer Group, following their acquisition of Square Enix Montréal, announced that Deus Ex Go would be removed from app stores with its servers shut down on January 4, 2023.[2]
- ^ "Deus Ex GO". Made with Unity. August 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Hollister, Sean (November 23, 2022). "Embracer is ripping a beloved mobile game away from people who paid for it". The Verge. Retrieved November 25, 2022.