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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

CD PROJEKT RED · 2012-04-16

SteamGOGAmazon

RPG

Franchise: The Witcher · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 18, 2012 (Mac), Apr 17, 2012 (Xbox 360), Apr 20, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 16, 2012 (Linux)

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...

424
playing now
90%
positive of 90k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
8
twitch viewers (latest)
88/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (238 ratings)
19h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 65h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

424 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Based on Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy novels, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings continues the saga of Geralt of Rivia, one of the last of the witchers, mutated and trained monster hunters who ply their deadly trade for coin. As the story opens, Geralt sits imprisoned, accused of a crime he did not commit: the murder of Foltest, king of Temeria, whom he had sworn to protect. Interrogated by Vernon Roche, the hardened commander of the Temerian special forces, Geralt recounts how he came to be the sole suspect after a hidden assassin struck down the king before his very eyes. Convinced of the witc(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition trailer thumbnail

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition | Trailer [GOG]

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 424 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,881 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~360/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.6M–7.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 90,266 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
GOG$2.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.75 at Nuuvem (2015-07-15) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 35 of 56 observed days · $1.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.0k2.0k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 895 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 871 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 948 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,543 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,039 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 912 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,348 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,256 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 988 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,091 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,056 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 904 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 759 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 904 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 899 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 742 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 696 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 837 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 513 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 569 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 368 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8852082026-08-06 21:00 — 658 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 222 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 557 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 673 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 270 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 664 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 747 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 282 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 786 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 793 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 235 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 575 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 629 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 230 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 583 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 576 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 208 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 593 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 822 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 236 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 437 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 673 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 241 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 490 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 654 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 277 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 403 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 774 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 424 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.54$2.592015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-03-07 — best price $19.992015-05-05 — best price $22.682015-06-18 — best price $22.912015-08-21 — best price $19.992015-11-04 — best price $2.992015-12-12 — best price $2.992016-03-25 — best price $4.992016-08-23 — best price $2.992017-01-26 — best price $2.992017-06-04 — best price $19.992017-09-25 — best price $19.992018-01-08 — best price $2.992018-05-24 — best price $2.992018-11-06 — best price $2.592019-02-11 — best price $19.992019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-10-29 — best price $19.992020-02-24 — best price $19.992020-07-04 — best price $19.992020-11-16 — best price $2.992021-02-18 — best price $19.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-12-21 — best price $2.992022-05-24 — best price $19.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $2.992023-07-27 — best price $2.992023-11-17 — best price $3.992024-03-20 — best price $2.992024-08-15 — best price $2.992024-12-18 — best price $19.992025-06-18 — best price $2.992025-11-27 — best price $2.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1802026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 8 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
66.4%
earned "Perfectionist"
16%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Italian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)99,2334%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionMatureNudityFantasyAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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