Sacred 2 Remaster

I’m going to hazard a guess and say that the potential audience for Sacred 2 Remaster is very small. It’s a very simple, grindy, button-masher action RPG with a totally irrelevant plot. If you’re going to play and enjoy this, it’s because you get hooked on that simple, basic gameplay loop. And if you do… well, welcome to dozens upon dozens of hours of it. If you’ve never played Sacred 2 before, but enjoy Diablo-likes or Eurojank like Risen, Gothic or ELEX, then there’s every chance you’ll find this one amusing (and in the right way).

GameGrinMike Crewe

7/10

Though there is not much remastering, Sacred 2 Remaster stays faithful to the original release. Despite being somewhat dated and lacking multiplayer on consoles, there is still fun to be had in this sprawling action RPG.

COGConnectedMark Steighner

68/100

Sacred 2 Remaster accomplishes a couple of things. It reminds us that the original was ambitious and forward-looking in many ways. Sacred 2’s wide-open world and deep progression systems hold up well. Sacred 2 Remaster is also a reminder that the original’s tech and combat left a lot to be desired. People loved the 2008 game in spite of those things. Enjoying Sacred 2 Remaster means having to overlook them once again.

EveryeyeFabrizio Cenci

6.5/10

THQ Nordic plays on nostalgia with Sacred 2 Remaster, which improves little in the technical department and remains a cult classic for a few nostalgic fans.

GameWatcherFran J. Ruiz

5.5/10

Sacred 2 was the sort of action-RPG you turned to once you’d exhausted better, more focused options in the genre. 17 years later, a decent remaster can’t mask what’s a largely plodding and miserable experience.

GamingBoltVarun Karunakar

5/10

Sacred 2: Remastered doesn’t do enough to make revisiting the original on current-gen consoles worthwhile. Its systems feel dated, and the visuals, even at higher resolutions, don’t see any meaningful improvement. A solid setting is let down by subpar combat and exploration, and while its ambitions were impressive back in the day, they’ve long since been matched and surpassed. Unfortunately, this remaster does nothing to change that.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

5/10

There's some fun to be had with Sacred 2 Remaster, but on the whole it's a disappointing update of a classic RPG. Newcomers will find many aspects of it bewildering, using skills with a controller is overly fiddly and, worst of all, multiplayer isn't an option on consoles. Much more should have been done to bring this classic up to date.

SectorSKTanya

4.5/10

The legendary ARPG returns in a form that was a bit of a surprise. Sacred 2 Remaster is a wasted opportunity, full of old and new technical flaws.

PPEPaweł Musiolik

3/10

Sacred 2 Remaster is a perfect example of how not to remaster a game. Despite its many apparent new features, I don't see why anyone would bother investing time in this title.