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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360 • 2012

Should you play it?

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 works

  • Deep and mature story with impactful choices
  • Impressive graphics and sound for its time
  • Challenging and strategic combat system
  • Multiple story paths and endings
  • High replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Some clunky controls and combat mechanics
  • Lack of fast travel and linear map design
  • Inventory and ui can be unintuitive
  • Technical issues like crashes and bugs
  • Some players find difficulty spikes frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • God of War Ragnarök

  • Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered

  • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

  • Bleak Faith: Forsaken

  • Operencia: The Stolen Sun

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition but with more focus on close relationships

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • God of War

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • Vampyr

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition but with more leadership over others

  • Drakensang: The River of Time

  • Dragon Age™ Inquisition

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Game of Thrones

  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

  • YAR: Forgotten Throne

More social

Games that feels like The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Risen 3 - Titan Lords

  • Risen 2: Dark Waters

  • GreedFall

  • Of Orcs And Men

  • Mars: War Logs

  • ELEX II

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut

  • Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

  • Cyberpunk 2077

  • The Witcher Adventure Game

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026