Two Worlds II HD

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 61%Mixed · 61%2011

−70%~~$24.99~~$7.49

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A janky but charming old-school open-world RPG with a standout spell-crafting system and lots of content. Skip it if you dislike clunky combat or risk DRM and launch problems.

Great for

Fans of old-school Euro-RPGs like Gothic or Oblivion who want to play a creative mage and forgive jank

Main risk

Outdated DRM and DLC conflicts can stop the game launching, and the clunky combat has aged badly

What players love

Creative spell-crafting magic system

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“The magic system in this game is arguably the best in any RPG ever. You can create tornados of anvils.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

“I've never seen a magic system like this and wish there were more games out there that could be this creative.”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗

“flat out great magic system”
Steam review · 434.4 h played ↗

Large open world with lots of quests

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“It’s big, long and packed with quests and content”
Steam review · 96.1 h played ↗

“The sheer amount of content here is staggering.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗

“Big world, lots of quests, decent progression and plenty to do.”
Steam review · translated · 6.3 h played ↗

Janky but charming old-school feel

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“It has that 'euro-jank' charm that I love.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗

“It's as if Oblivion, Gothic, and The Witcher all had a son.”
Steam review · 40.7 h played ↗

“It has soul and a distinct character of its own.”
Steam review · translated · 85.6 h played ↗

Memorable side quests and humor

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“The main quest is okay, but the side quests are where the writing shines.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗

Runs on low-end PCs and Steam Deck

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews

“runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck out-of-the-box”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗

“This game is optimized incredibly well.”
Steam review · 31.8 h played ↗

Fun co-op and multiplayer

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews

“Shockingly fun to just run around with friends”
Steam review · 28.1 h played ↗

“The 'Village' mode in multiplayer is surprisingly deep.”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗

What players complain about

Intrusive broken DRM and activation

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“having to register a game I already played for 74hrs years ago and beat seems like an odd choice.”
Steam review · 74.7 h played ↗

“You launch the game and all you can do is quit, since an activation key is required but there's nowhere to enter it.”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗

“you have to fill out a form (name, address, phone number etc) and then put in a code that is emailed to you.”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗

Clunky combat, controls and interface

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“What makes it completely unplayable are the clunkiest, disgusting combat mechanics.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗

“The magic system requires a lock on, but by locking on if forces you into a 360 spin making magic unusable.”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗

“The combat system is awful, the character controls make no sense and the interface is garbage.”
Steam review · translated · 4.1 h played ↗

Weak story and empty, unfinished world

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“more than half of the maps are deserted! no loot, no monsters, no missions, nothing.”
Steam review · 85.6 h played ↗

“the world feels only half-complete, like it is in pre-alpha.”
Steam review · 54.8 h played ↗

Won't launch or crashes

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“DO NOT DOWNLOAD SHATTERED EMBRACE DLC as it will not allow the game to launch”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗

“Every time I try to launch it, it crashes.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“It literally crashes constantly and freezes on my RTX 4060.”
Steam review · translated · 12 h played ↗

Microtransactions and removed console

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“After 6 years, they revoked the command console so that they could add dozens of pay2win micro-transactions into a single-player experience.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗

Bugs, softlocks and broken quests

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews

“Wow, you can actually fail main quest by softlocking yourself in second act.”
Steam review · 94.9 h played ↗

“The spell system is broken, they stay grey forever”
Steam review · 33.3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Minimum

OSWindows 7, 8, 10

ProcessorIntel or AMD Dual-Core Prozessor (2,0 GHz) or better

Memory4 GB or more

GraphicsRadeon HD, Geforce (Shader 3.0 and 512 MB RAM)

Storage12 GB

Recommended

OSWindows 7, 8, 10

ProcessorIntel or AMD Quad-Core Prozessor (2,4 GHz) or better

Memory8 GB or more

GraphicsRadeon HD, Geforce (Shader 4.0 and 2 GB RAM)

Storage20 GB

OSWindows 7, 8, 10

ProcessorIntel or AMD Dual-Core Prozessor (2,0 GHz) or better

Memory4 GB or more

GraphicsRadeon HD, Geforce (Shader 3.0 and 512 MB RAM)

Storage12 GB

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