Disco Elysium – The Final Cut

Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is a narrative role-playing game about a detective who must solve a murder in Revachol after losing his memory. Conversations, skill checks and decisions shape the course of the investigation. The revised version adds full English voice-over and new political side plots.

Disco Elysium was released on PC on Oct 15, 2019. The Final Cut followed on Mar 30, 2021 as a free upgrade for PC owners, as well as for PS4 and PS5. The Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series versions were released on Oct 12, 2021.

The Final Cut is released on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. On PC it supports Windows and macOS. The Xbox version offers Smart Delivery. The Android reinterpretation released later is not the same as the console versions.

Instead of classic combat, interrogations, exploration and dialogue choices shape the detective's work. Dice-based skill checks affect what information he learns and how other characters react. Mistakes don't have to mean the end of an investigation: even failed attempts can open up new situations.

For the Windows version, Steam lists at least an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, a DirectX 11 graphics card with 512 MB of graphics memory and 20 GB of free storage. An Intel Core i7 or comparable processor, 8 GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 1060 are recommended. For macOS, at least 4 GB RAM is listed.

The detective develops 24 skills, including Logic, Empathy and Authority. They appear during conversations like inner voices, give hints and sometimes contradict each other. How skill points are distributed changes how the same encounter plays out.

In the Thought Cabinet, the detective processes ideas, beliefs and impressions from his everyday life. Such thoughts can affect attributes and open up further dialogue options. Clothing and equipment also change skills, so the same case can be approached in different ways.

After a night of heavy drinking, the detective wakes up with no memory of his identity. Together with Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi, he investigates a death in the Martinaise district. While questioning witnesses and following clues, he learns more about the social conflict in Revachol and his own past.

The Final Cut adds full English voice-over to the conversations and introduces political vision quests. These storylines build on the detective's worldview and open up additional encounters and locations. The PC original received the content as a free upgrade.

In conversations, the detective can threaten, placate, be bribed or engage with offbeat questions. His stance affects relationships and individual investigation paths. The murder case forms the main thread, but numerous side stories invite you to explore Revachol beyond the main storyline.

The PC version offers a German user interface and subtitles. The full voice-over is available in English. The game can therefore be played with German text and English voices.

Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is a purely single-player role-playing game. The focus is on the detective's personal development and conversations with the residents of Revachol. There is no co-op or competitive multiplayer mode.

The soundtrack combines the melancholy of Revachol with the idiosyncratic mood of the investigations. Music and ambient sounds accompany streets, harbour and interiors, while the detective gradually remembers his past life.