The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

Intense overall intensity
Highest flag: Nudity — full
AdventureFantasyRPG

What's in it

Violence graphic & gore
High

Sword-and-magic combat against humans and monsters with heavy blood spray; enemies are cut down in visceral melee throughout.

Nudity full
High

Full nudity appears in sex scenes and at a brothel, including bare breasts and buttocks.

Substances player uses or trades
High

Geralt brews and drinks toxic combat potions and gets drunk on alcohol; the narcotic 'fisstech' is dealt and used within the world.

Prostitution / sex work player can engage
High

A brothel operates in Flotsam where Geralt can pay prostitutes for sex.

Mutilation / body horror player performs it
High

Combat finishers show decapitations and bodies cut apart, with severed limbs and heads.

Sexual content strong
High

Several explicit sex scenes with on-screen partners, including a nude sorceress and brothel encounters.

Language strong
High

Frequent strong profanity in dialogue among soldiers, mercenaries, and townsfolk.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

Political assassination, war atrocities, racial persecution of elves and dwarves, and betrayal drive a bleak adult story.

Torture depicted
Moderate

An interrogation and torture scene is depicted, with a prisoner beaten and threatened for information.

Gambling simulated gambling
Moderate

Optional minigames of dice poker and arm-wrestling wagered with in-game coin.

Horror & psychological spooky
Low

Some frightening monster designs and dark, eerie locations, but no sustained horror focus.

Crime & lawlessness crime depicted
Low

Theft, smuggling, and black-market dealings occur in the world and Geralt can loot and steal.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Combat includes fighting beasts such as wolves and other creatures as a standard mechanic.

Sexual violence referenced
Low

Wartime rape is referenced in dialogue describing atrocities committed against civilians.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

The Witcher 2 is a single-player dark-fantasy action RPG in which you play Geralt, a mutated monster-hunter caught up in a political conspiracy of murdered kings, war, and rebellion. Gameplay centers on skill-based sword combat with signs (magic) and alchemy, alongside heavy branching dialogue and choices. Expect frequent bloody combat with decapitations and dismemberment, full nudity and several depicted sex scenes, a brothel where the player can pay for sex, strong profanity, brewed potions and alcohol plus a depicted narcotic, and grim adult themes including torture, war atrocities, and racism against non-humans.

How it's framed

The game presents a morally grey world where nearly every faction is compromised and choices carry ambiguous consequences rather than clear right and wrong; violence, sex, and vice are shown matter-of-factly as part of a harsh, adult world rather than celebrated or condemned.

Details

Developer
CD PROJEKT RED
Publisher
CD PROJEKT RED
Released
Apr 16, 2012
Metacritic 88critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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