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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...

Release DateApr 16, 2012
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.1% (very positive) Top 25% / 90.3%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.7% Top 5% / 88.9%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)62.2K  Top 1% / 70.6K  Top 1%
Curators741 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time30.2 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar1.5 hour  Top 15%
Followers95.8K  Top 2%
Owners± 9M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 5.8M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 14.5M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition's Steam rating and reviews from May 2011 to March 2022. Steam's rating is in a range going from 99.5% (July 2011) to 88.9% (May 2019).

With 70.6K reviews Top 1%, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (33%), followed by Russian (25%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 14 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 56 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (33 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Detailed story and background
  • Breathtaking cutscenes
  • High quality graphics
  • Large scale of possibilities
  • Elaborate 3 branch talent tree
  • Stronger than ever storywise
  • Choices have to be made
  • Music is excellent
  • Voice acting is leagues ahead
  • Characters models are excellent
  • Withholding critical information
  • Combat system is clunky
  • Complex background could be chaotic
  • Inconvenient potion system
  • Non responsive combat controls
  • Bad dice implementation
  • Lacks the charm and design of first game
  • Inconsistent instructions
  • No i-frames when dodging
  • Mechanically convoluted

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 90.1% rating  Top 25% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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