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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The Witcher 2 is a good follow-up to the first game and builds directly on its story. Therefore, I would recommend playing or at least familiarizing yourself with The Witcher 1’s story before playing this game. At the…”
“WOWEE.. man did i enjoy this game, i finished this game with such great feelings. Coming from the ANCIENT Witcher 1, Witcher 2 felt like a complete breath of fresh air, literally 90% of the game is an improvement, the…”
“8.5/10 A great, grim story where you don’t save the world — there is no clear good or evil. Everything is grey, and you can either choose the lesser evil or try to remain as neutral as possible. The combat is a bit…”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“WOWEE.. man did i enjoy this game, i finished this game with such great feelings. Coming from the ANCIENT Witcher 1, Witcher 2 felt like a complete breath of fresh air, literally 90% of the game is an improvement, the…”
“8.5/10 A great, grim story where you don’t save the world — there is no clear good or evil. Everything is grey, and you can either choose the lesser evil or try to remain as neutral as possible. The combat is a bit…”
“This game is great! The Witcher 2 is absolutely beautiful to look at and is immersive in terms of strong character building. Some of the NPC's are just blatantly funny especially with some of the side quests that you…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is great! The Witcher 2 is absolutely beautiful to look at and is immersive in terms of strong character building. Some of the NPC's are just blatantly funny especially with some of the side quests that you…”
“In my opinion the weakest of the trilogy but still worth playing. Interesting story, great visuals, the gameplay is terrible. The alchemy system is the worst out of the trilogy, and can be almost entirely ignored. The…”
“While I am biased and still like Witcher 1 more (The boomer-ass gameplay, terrible animations and the superb music) , Witcher 2 is a massive improvement over the previous formula in almost every way. I was honestly…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“WOWEE.. man did i enjoy this game, i finished this game with such great feelings. Coming from the ANCIENT Witcher 1, Witcher 2 felt like a complete breath of fresh air, literally 90% of the game is an improvement, the…”
“8.5/10 A great, grim story where you don’t save the world — there is no clear good or evil. Everything is grey, and you can either choose the lesser evil or try to remain as neutral as possible. The combat is a bit…”
“Playing Witcher games needs some familiarity with its lore as it might get confusing at some moments during a playthrough (I watched the Witcher Series and some of its animated adaptations so it worked out for me even…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“While I am biased and still like Witcher 1 more (The boomer-ass gameplay, terrible animations and the superb music) , Witcher 2 is a massive improvement over the previous formula in almost every way. I was honestly…”
“This game is still incredible in 2026 there's still so much to love about this game some of the standouts being the story is incredible, the action and cutscenes are incredibly well done (the intro got me very excited…”
“Combat can be a bit of a pain to get into, and I'm really confused why something riposte is so far away in the skill tree, but up to a certain point, fighting actually feels enjoyable. What makes the game good is…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the (if not the) worst combat experiences of any game I have ever played and likely will play, in my life.”
“After finishing the third part, I wanted to play the other parts, so I started with the Witcher 2. At first, it was a bit hard for me to enjoy the game because of the old graphics and the combat system, which feels…”
“In my opinion the weakest of the trilogy but still worth playing. Interesting story, great visuals, the gameplay is terrible. The alchemy system is the worst out of the trilogy, and can be almost entirely ignored. The…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I truly wish I could give this game a mixed rating just for the bugs and gamesave issues. Otherwise, this game is an absolute step up from the first in all aspects, which is saying a lot because I really enjoyed the…”
“For me, the Witcher 2 holds up graphically and the story is pretty good. The problem is the game has a lot of issues. If you decide to play this, I'd strongly suggest mods, even though I normally don't like them. You'll…”
“bugged mess. cant even save the game anymore. says games saved and proceeds to look at save files only to see no new save is created. last recorded save was over 5 hours ago. if you feel like modding the game to the…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“WOWEE.. man did i enjoy this game, i finished this game with such great feelings. Coming from the ANCIENT Witcher 1, Witcher 2 felt like a complete breath of fresh air, literally 90% of the game is an improvement, the…”
“Enjoyable second entry into the Witcher franchise. Much more political than the first, the combat feels more modern/accessible to casual gamers. My only complaint was it felt shorter to me than the first game. I beat…”
“The game is definitely worth playing for the story and characters, but the combat is pretty bad compared to TW 3 and TW 1. Took a solid few hours to get used to the clunky controls and by that point you are already…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Playing Witcher games needs some familiarity with its lore as it might get confusing at some moments during a playthrough (I watched the Witcher Series and some of its animated adaptations so it worked out for me even…”
“It reminds me of the later books in the series—too much politics and not enough personal story.”
“I enjoy this combat more than the first game, but i still like the story in the first game more than this one.”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“In my opinion the weakest of the trilogy but still worth playing. Interesting story, great visuals, the gameplay is terrible. The alchemy system is the worst out of the trilogy, and can be almost entirely ignored. The…”
“I came to this game from [i]The Witcher 3[/i] (which I loved) and found it… a bit rough. The controls are awkward. Combat animations are long and uncancellable, and there's frustrations like the camera jumping around,…”
“The game is definitely worth playing for the story and characters, but the combat is pretty bad compared to TW 3 and TW 1. Took a solid few hours to get used to the clunky controls and by that point you are already…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“As a proud member of the "Potato" community, owning a vegetable for a pc and cucumbers for its insides, I can safely give my go ahead for this game. Good enough graphics and a story line, the game won't disappoint.”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“🎮 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – In-Depth Review ⚔️ Introduction The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is one of the most ambitious RPGs of its era. Developed by CD Projekt Red, it refines everything from its predecessor and delivers a darker, more mature experience. Instead of…”
— a player, Steam review · 244 hrs played“Hello Steamusers. In my opinion, this is the BEST Witcher game out there. Witcher 1, feels Clunky in 2026, Witcher 2 feels out of date yes, Witcher 3 feels more refined. BUT... The Witcher 2, when you get used to the combat system, is by far the best of all the Witcher games.…”
— a player, Steam review · 119 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Fantasy · Mature · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Singleplayer · Third Person · Nudity · Adventure · Dark Fantasy · Multiple Endings · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Spanish - Spain, Russian * , Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish * , Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.thewitcher.com/witcher2 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Intel 2.2 GHz Dual-Core or AMD 2.5 GHz Dual-Core Memory: 1.5 GB (Win XP), 2GB (Win Vista/Win 7) Graphics: GeForce 8800 (512 MB) or Radeon HD3850 (512 MB). Resolution: 1280x720. DirectX®: DirectX 9.29 has to be installed. Hard Drive: 25GB Sound: