There is no doubt that Ion Storm, the studio founded by John Romero and Tom Hall, has been a disappointment during its working life. However, Ion Storm is also the studio that developed the original "Deus Ex," one of the most groundbreaking PC games of all time.

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"Deus Ex" had a game-changing impact when it was released, and even by today's 2024 standards, the breadth of its systems and the complexity of its level design are stunning. Yes, the graphics are now almost comically basic, but the immersive gameplay experience is as addictive as ever, without ever getting boring. I own both "Deus Ex" and its sequel, "Deus Ex: Invisible War," because I have played and enjoyed many hours of both. The first "Deus Ex" is a classic PC game, and the second is an underrated cyberpunk RPG masterpiece.

That's why "Deus Ex" and its sequel are now When I saw that you can get them now for $0.88/£0.69 on GOG, I thought I'd bring them to the attention of the PC Gamer community: if you're wondering what you can play right now in the midst of January's PC gaming slump, you can get literally hours of top-class gaming right here You can. You can check out the details below.

As for running Deus Ex and Invisible War today, since these are GOG releases, they will run on any gaming PC running any OS from Windows 7 to Windows 11. In other words, if you are interested in either of them, you have no compatibility concerns. Also, with the GOG releases, you can expect to run these retro games at modern frame rates and resolutions, so you can expect a significantly upgraded experience from the originals.

For more information on these Deus Ex games, see PC Gamer's own retrospective articles "Reinstalling Deus Ex" and "Deus Ex: Invisible War."