Choose Deus Ex: The Fall
Choose Deus Ex: The Fall if you want an Adventure experience. 2,293 Steam reviews back the pick.
Deus Ex: The Fall vs Deus Ex: Breach™
Deus Ex: The Fall and Deus Ex: Breach™ both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. Deus Ex: The Fall (2014) is 3 years older than Deus Ex: Breach™ (2017). Both sit near 35% positive on Steam (Deus Ex: The Fall: 2,293 reviews, Deus Ex: Breach™: 188). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Deus Ex: Breach™
Choose Deus Ex: Breach™ if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Deus Ex: Breach™ launched in 2017.
Both Deus Ex: The Fall and Deus Ex: Breach™ sit in Action and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (35.2% vs 34.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Deus Ex: The Fall |  Deus Ex: Breach™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 35.2% positive (2,293 reviews) | 34.6% positive (188 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | — | Eidos Montreal |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- Deus Ex: The Fall (2014) is 3 years older than Deus Ex: Breach™ (2017).
- Both sit near 35% positive on Steam (Deus Ex: The Fall: 2,293 reviews, Deus Ex: Breach™: 188).
- Deus Ex: Breach™ is free; Deus Ex: The Fall is paid (9.99 USD).
- Deus Ex: The Fall is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Deus Ex: Breach™ has no Deck rating yet.
Deus Ex: The Fall vs Deus Ex: Breach™ — FAQ
- Which is better, Deus Ex: The Fall or Deus Ex: Breach™?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Deus Ex: The Fall sits at 35.2% positive (2,293 reviews), Deus Ex: Breach™ at 34.6% (188). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Deus Ex: The Fall or Deus Ex: Breach™ first?
- If you want chronology, Deus Ex: The Fall (2014) came out before Deus Ex: Breach™ (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Deus Ex: The Fall and Deus Ex: Breach™ similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Deus Ex: Breach™ free?
- Yes — Deus Ex: Breach™ is a free-to-play Steam title. Deus Ex: The Fall is paid (9.99 USD).
- Does Deus Ex: The Fall run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Deus Ex: The Fall is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Deus Ex: Breach™ doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.