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Deus Ex has been re-released in several iterations since its original publication, and has also been the basis of a number of mods developed by its fan community. Though Spector originally pictured Deus Ex as akin to The X-Files, lead writer Sheldon Pacotti felt that it ended up more like James Bond. The game's story of Deus Ex changed greatly during production, but the idea of an augmented counterterrorist protagonist named JC Denton remained throughout. Ion Storm saw Deus Ex as being about "player expression" rather than making the developers appear "clever". The original 1997 design document for Deus Ex privileges character development over all other features, including experimental sequences and technology demos. Spector felt that the best aspects of Deus Ex '​s development were the "high-level vision". By mid-1998, the game's title had become Deus Ex, derived from the Latin literary device deus ex machina. In early 1998, the Deus Ex team grew to 20 people and the game entered a 28-month production phase. Preproduction for Deus Ex began around August 1997 and lasted roughly six months. Deus Ex takes place in the year 2052 in a world that draws heavily upon popular real world conspiracy theories for many of its plot elements. The PlayStation 2 release of Deus Ex does not offer a multiplayer mode.

Deus Ex was designed as a single player game. Objectives can be completed in numerous ways in Deus Ex, including stealth, sniping, heavy frontal assault, dialogue, or engineering and computer hacking.ĭeus Ex was designed as a single player game. Gameplay in Deus Ex emphasizes player choice. Deus Ex features a head-up display crosshair.

Deus Ex features combat similar to first-person shooters. As the player accomplishes objectives, the player in Deus Ex character is rewarded with "skill points". Deus Ex incorporates elements from four video game genres. Deus Ex was later ported to Mac OS systems and PlayStation 2.

Deus Ex 2000 is a cyberpunk-themed action-role playing video game.