Divine Divinity

Listed among the "Top 100 PC Games Of All Time" by PC GAMER (2012), Divine Divinity is an epic role-playing game with hack-and-slash action, offering a huge world to explore and thousands of items to…

83 22 September 2002

Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy

Divine Divinity is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Larian Studios, released 22 September 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 60.2 hrs to finish.

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What Divine Divinity is

Divine Divinity is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Larian Studios and released in 2002. It was published by cdv Software Entertainment. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Divinity Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game chronicles the never-ending battle between valiant heroes and the destructive powers of Chaos harnessed by the Black Ring, a cult of enduring evil. You play the role of the prophesised Chosen One who under the guidance of the wizard Zandalor must unite the seven races of Rivellon so that you may become the Divine One and stop the birth of the Lord of Chaos.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Divinity series

Divine Divinity is the first of 3 entries we hold in the Divinity series. The next entry was Divinity: Original Sin in 2014.

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How it was received

Divine Divinity holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 64 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 60.2 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Pentium IV 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM and DirectX compatible 3D card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Divine Divinity launched on 22 September 2002, within three weeks of Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Divine Divinity yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Divine Divinity — frequently asked questions

When did Divine Divinity come out?

Divine Divinity was released on 22 September 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Divine Divinity?

At minimum, Divine Divinity needs Pentium IV 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, DirectX compatible 3D card graphics, 1.7 GB of storage.

How long does it take to beat Divine Divinity?

The main story of Divine Divinity takes around 60.2 hrs, or 49 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Divine Divinity?

The PC version needs about 1.7 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1.7 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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