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SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past

Fantasy RPG and real-time strategy with armies and quests

THQ Nordic, Mind Over Matter Studios · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Jan 16, 2014

RPGStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
49% of 369
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
3
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
12 years ago
May 16, 2014

What is SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past?

This fantasy RPG combines character progression with real-time strategy battles in the world of Eo. As a Shaikan Elder, you develop heroes, command armies and complete campaign and side quests while seeking help against Zazhut. The standalone chapter also has co-op and other multiplayer modes.

For you if...

  • +you like developing heroes while commanding armies
  • +you want a long fantasy campaign with optional quests
  • +you want cooperative play or multiplayer survival

Not for you if...

  • you prefer turn-based strategy to real-time battles
  • you want a short campaign with few side quests

What players say

49% of 369 reviews are positive

Players praise the continuing fantasy story and the mix of hero progression and army battles. They report campaign bugs that block progress or force mission restarts, and criticize the writing and pacing.

Screenshots and trailer

SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past

SpellForce 2 - Demons of the Past system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP 3/Windows VISTA SP 2/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor
AMD/INTEL Dual-Core 2.4 GHZ
Graphics
512 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card with shader model 3.0
Memory
1024 MB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Nvidia GeForce 8800 / AMD Radeon HD 3870 or better. Other cards may work, but are not explicitly supported.

Recommended

OS
Windows XP SP 3/Windows VISTA SP 2/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor
AMD/INTEL Dual-Core 3.2 GHZ
Graphics
2048 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible card with shader model 3.0
Memory
2048 MB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Nvidia GeForce 560 / AMD Radeon HD 6850 or better. Other cards may work, but are not explicitly supported.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
55
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German.

Tags

Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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