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Dex

Demo version of Dex is available here Includes the Extra Outfits DLC. Explore, fight, talk and hack your way through a rich cyberpunk world in this 2D action-RPG! Wanted dead by a mysterious and far-reaching organization, you will traverse the futuristic city of Harbor Prime and make unexpected allies on your quest to bring down the system! In this cyberpunk adventure inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer, you are free to choose your playstyle: will you be a silent assassin, a hacker, a diplomat or a straightforward gunfighter? Designed as a throwback to earlier 2D platforming and action ga

Release date
June 13, 2016
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Dreadlocks Ltd
Publisher
Dreadlocks Ltd
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Demo version of Dex is available here Includes the Extra Outfits DLC. Explore, fight, talk and hack your way through a rich cyberpunk world in this 2D action-RPG! Wanted dead by a mysterious and far-reaching organization, you will traverse the futuristic city of Harbor Prime and make unexpected allies on your quest to bring down the system! In this cyberpunk adventure inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer, you are free to choose your playstyle: will you be a silent assassin, a hacker, a diplomat or a straightforward gunfighter?

Designed as a throwback to earlier 2D platforming and action games combined with modern RPG elements, Dex offers real-time combat, a mature storyline and interactive dialogues. Customize your character’s skills, equipment and even augmentations – implants which grant you superhuman abilities and open up new paths within the game’s open world. A revolutionary hacking mechanic also lets you dive into Cyberspace: overcome viruses and intrusion countermeasures to deactivate turrets, overload devices, steal corporate data and cripple your enemies!

Rare blend of realism and creative vision: Realistic action, mature storyline, and complex character interactions combined with hand-drawn characters, animations, and environments, arcade-style melee combat, and an original conception of cyberspace. Multiple paths: Operate in physical reality or in Cyberspace. Overcome obstacles using your skills, weapons, augmentations…Meaningful character building: Will you be a silent assassin, a hacker, or a straightforward gunfighter?…

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 888 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
Disclaimer: I backed this on Kickstarter so I'm probably biased towards wanting to enjoy this. So the short version is that I really enjoyed this…
★ 2 / 5
This utter *gem* of a game has a lot of charisma and soul, being a sort of cyber punk version of Child of Light, an…
★ 5 / 5
This game reminds me of Shadowrun for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive from 1994. If you like that style of game you should like this a lot…
★ 4 / 5
Much to my surprise, Dex is quite a good game. Despite the platforming/beat-em-all/shmup elements, Dex is a close cousin of Deus Ex – expect violence…
★ 4 / 5
Summary: Great visuals, audio and writing. Gameplay can be frustrating at the start. + Great story that grips the player despite using elements we've seen…
★ 4 / 5
Whenever I start playing a game, I do so with expectations. That expectation is simple: I want the game to entertain me. To provide me…
★ 4 / 5
This is one of those rare gems that, upon finishing I immediately wanted to fire it up and go through it all over again. At…
★ 4 / 5
HIGLY RECOMMENDED AND A MUST-BUY IF YOU LIKE CYBERPUNK AND CAN BEAR 2D PLATFORMING. Most of the content is side quests that are very well…

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★ 5 / 5
cool game i enjoyed it the only bad thing for me was the soundtrack some songs were too repetitive and short. but the gamepla itself…
★ 4 / 5
It took me quite a while to warm up to this game. The combat and the matrix are both frustrating and unskippable. But the rest…
★ 4 / 5
So far a fun and interesting RPG, mechanics are easy to understand although hacking is a bit wierd
★ 5 / 5
Great atmosphere and voice acting is entertaining. Game has some jank, but with jank comes with lots of charm. Obviously quality of life flaws here…
★ 4 / 5
The game is olid. The graphics are pretty nice, the story is good, controls are very decent--although some bugs do happen when moving (For example,…
★ 4 / 5
Not a fan of the genre, but a quality title. Love the character build options along with the in game decisions. A lot of running…
★ 2 / 5
It could be good for platformer lovers, but it is no fun to start over from the very beginning all the time, just because the…

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