Beyond: Two Souls

Cinematic adventure where choices shape a supernatural life story

Quantic Dream · Released Jun 18, 2020

Action Adventure

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 44K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 822 in 30 days
Playing now: 244; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 6 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Beyond: Two Souls?

This cinematic action-adventure follows Jodie Holmes, who is linked to a supernatural entity named Aiden. You control both characters, explore scenes, make choices, and complete quick-time events across episodes from Jodie’s life. The story is playable in nonlinear or chronological order, alone or in local two-player co-op.

For you if...

+you prefer cinematic storytelling over demanding, hands-on gameplay
+you enjoy emotional, character-focused supernatural stories
+you want local co-op with two linked characters

Not for you if...

−you want deep mechanics beyond choices and quick-time events
−you expect most decisions to substantially change the story
−you want consistently fast-paced, action-heavy gameplay

What players say

88% of 43,518 reviews are positive · 86% of 822 in the last 30 days

Players praise the emotional story, Jodie’s character arc, performances, and visuals. The most common complaints concern awkward controls and camera behavior, unclear or unresponsive quick-time inputs, and occasional game-breaking bugs. Some players also find the gameplay passive and say many choices have limited consequences.

Screenshots and trailer

Beyond: Two Souls system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or later (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.0 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 with 2GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870 with 2GB VRAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 49 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: 720p, 30 FPS

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 45
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.