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How to play the Dishonored games in chronological order from Arkane Studios including main and DLC

How to Play the Dishonored Games in Order

Before it made time-looping shooter Deathloop, Arkane Studios was responsible for the Dishonored series of games. Partly inspired by the original Thief trilogy, the games see you sneaking, slashing, and magicking your way around a wealth of wonderfully realized levels. Theyā€™re an awful lot of fun, especially if you were let down by the Thief reboot. However, with names like Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and DLC such as The Brigmore Witches, how are you to know which order to play the Dishonored games in? And which, if any, downloadable content should you tackle?

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Well, to get the full story, youā€™ll need to play the games in the order below.

How to Play the Dishonored Games in Chronological Order

  1. Dishonored
  2. The Knife of Dunwall (Dishonored DLC)
  3. The Brigmore Witches (Dishonored DLC)
  4. Dishonored II
  5. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

Do you have to play Dishonoredā€™s DLC? Not exactly, and you wonā€™t be left scratching your head if you donā€™t dive into The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches. But if you do play the DLC, youā€™ll get more out of the trilogy. Youā€™ll understand how certain characters fit into the world, and when you meet them again, youā€™ll appreciate them more.

Besides which, if you buy the Definitive Edition of Dishonored, available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, youā€™ll get the DLC included. And yes, we know there have been some shoddy pieces of DLC over the years, (Weā€™re looking at you, Dead Rising 4: Frank Rising.) but Dishonoredā€™s DLC is absolutely worth your time.

And thatā€™s how to play the Dishonored games in order. We hope you enjoy the sneaky, stabby road youā€™re about to embark on.


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Chris McMullen is a freelance contributor at The Escapist and has been with the site since 2020. He returned to writing about games following several career changes, with his most recent stint lasting five-plus years. He hopes that, through his writing work, he settles the karmic debt he incurred by persuading his parents to buy a Mega CD. Outside of The Escapist, Chris covers news and more for GameSpew. He's also been published at such sites as VG247, Space, and more. His tastes run to horror, the post-apocalyptic, and beyond, though he'll tackle most things that aren't exclusively sports-based. At Escapist, he's covered such games as Infinite Craft, Lies of P, Starfield, and numerous other major titles.
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