Warcraft II Battlenet Edition
Updated v5
Updated July 11, 2025 1:36 am (11 months ago)
Warcraft II Battlenet Edition is a real-time fantasy strategy game where players plan tactics, manage resources, and adapt to changing threats. It stands out for co-op or multiplayer options, and focused moment-to-moment design, especially if you enjoy strategy experiences with a clear identity.
Warcraft II Battlenet Edition overview
Return to the Age of Chaos and wage war against live Orc and Human opponents with the same skill and fearless intensity you lived and breathed in your Warcraft: Orcs and Humans career. Put your skills to the ultimate test in the most epic Warcraft II battles ever.
Champions looking for the authentic experience can play the game as it was in 1999, with period-appropriate SVGA graphics, and the ability to matchmake through the classic version of Blizzard’s Battle.net® online-gaming service or LAN, allowing real-time combat with up to eight players. For Orcs and Humans seeking something a bit more modern, Warcraft II comes with an updated version of the game tuned for today’s gaming PCs, which includes out-of-the-box Windows 10 compatibility, LAN multiplayer, and high-resolution support via aspect ratio-correct upscaling.
Warcraft II Battle.net Edition includes:
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TIDES OF DARKNESS
Return to the world of Warcraft, where the battle between the evil Orcs and the noble Humans rages on. With powerful new allies, terrifying creatures and ingenious weaponry, the struggle for the domination over Azeroth continues.
- 28 campaign scenarios within two separate story lines
-Command unique weapons of war including dragons, submarines, elven archers, gryphons, zeppelins, battleships, and death knights
- Map builder for creating your own scenarios
- Combined-arms, tactical combat on land, sea and air
- AI provides incredible challenge by learning, adapting and responding to your actions
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BEYOND THE DARK PORTAL
After destroying mystic gate into Azeroth, the Humans discover that the rift which allows the Orcs passage into their world still exists! Human forces must now venture beyond the Dark Portal into the dark, uncharted lands of the Horde...
- Dominate or die in 24 all-new scenarios set within two new story lines
- Discover new lands in over 50 custom maps created exclusively for bigger, bolder, and bloodier battles
- Step through the Dark Portal and venture into the Orc Homelands for the first time
- New legendary heroes aid in your quest as their battle between man and Orc continues
- 3D cinematic sequences that brought the world of Warcraft to life
Will this game run on your PC?
Minimum
- System: Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- DirectX: DirectX 9
- Storage: 1 GB available hard disk space
- Other: Users running older versions of Windows 10 Redstone may experience a crash on launch when running the game’s executable. Patching your operating system to the newest version (Redstone 5) should correct this issue.
Download, Install, and Play
- Click the download button to get the link. You'll be redirected to our link generator.
- Once you're there, you can either copy the link or open it directly.
- Before you begin, make sure you have a supported client installed.
- Download Warcraft II Battlenet Edition v2.02-v5 (latest). Wait until it is 100% complete, then locate the files.
- Install the game:
- Run or double-click
setup_********.exe. - If a DLC folder is included, run any
.exefiles inside it as well.
- Run or double-click
- After the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
- Enjoyed the game? Consider purchasing it from the official store to support the developers.
Need help?
Check our FAQs for common questions and fixes. If you need additional assistance, you can also visit the official GOG Support Center.
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Hi,
could you please also provide the French and German versions as well?
According to gog they should be available for the offline installers.
https://imgur.com/a/DVEo5td
Sorry, we only test Eng, so not sure if this includes the language you need 🙁
Is it possible to upload french version too ?
GOG made separate installer for each language.
Thx.
Sorry, we only test Eng, so not sure if this includes the language you need 🙁
Game updated to lates version please check 😀
Good day, Since GOG just removed/delisted Warcraft 1 + 2 Bundle (Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II Battle.net Edition) can you update the files for these two games so that we have the newest versions with the updates? I will post this on the other game page as well because your contact form said to do each separate game page for updates. Thank you in advance and thank you for helping preserve these games! P.S. sorry for the duplicate message. Just trying to follow the rules.
The most recent updates from GOG are:
Update (2 December 2024)
Updated GOG.COM DirectX wrapper for Warcraft 2
Update (13 November 2024)
Small DOSBox tweaks to improve performance and compatibility for Warcraft I
Validated stability
Verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11
can we get an update to version 2.02 v5, since it is going to be delisted on 13th of December?