Detroit: Become Human review

Detroit: Become Human is the robot game for people who would rather make decisions than fight. Quantic Dream sets it in Detroit in 2038, when human-like androids are everywhere, and you play three of them: Kara, Connor and Markus. The Steam page promises thousands of choices and dozens of possible endings, and if one of the three characters dies, the story still continues without them. The cast includes Jesse Williams, Clancy Brown, Lance Henriksen, Bryan Dechart and Valorie Curry. It costs $39.99 on Steam, with no DLC listed, and the store shows a Metacritic score of 80. Hardware needs are 8 GB of RAM, a GTX 780 class GPU with Vulkan 1.1 support and 55 GB of storage. It ranks near the bottom here because the list favors games about building or piloting robots, and Detroit is a single-player narrative game without either.

Who it is for

story fans who prefer choices over combat

Price

$39.99 one-time on Steam.

Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created. $39.99 Buy on Steam
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Play three androids: Kara, Connor and Markus
• Thousands of choices and dozens of possible endings, per Steam
• The story continues even if one main character dies
• Cast includes Jesse Williams, Clancy Brown, Lance Henriksen, Bryan Dechart and Valorie Curry
• Full controller support listed on Steam

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No reflex-heavy combat, so it suits players who want a story
• Strength: Dozens of endings give a reason to replay
• Strength: Metacritic score of 80 shown on the Steam store
• Weakness: Single-player only
• Weakness: You play androids rather than build or pilot robots
• Weakness: GPU must support Vulkan 1.1, per the minimum spec

Key facts

• Developer: Quantic Dream
• On Steam since: June 18, 2020
• Setting: Detroit, 2038
• Minimum RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 55 GB

Where it ranks

Detroit: Become Human is No. 7 in our Best Robot Games verdict.