Dungeon Siege II

2005 Gas Powered Games RPG

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Gamicality score

Metacritic 804

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 741

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today3/5

Design today4.5/5

Steam user reviews

Mostly Positive

76%

2,678 reviews1

Get it on Steam

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Dungeon Siege II run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11With a fix

Runs with a fix. See the steps below.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxGold

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks.3

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How to get Dungeon Siege II running today

If the mouse cursor is missing in the main menu, start the game with the Windowed launch option that Square Enix added to the Steam version, then maximize the window once in game (Steam Community).
For fullscreen with a working cursor, use the hex-edited mouse cursor fix executable listed on PCGamingWiki; it can break camera panning in windowed mode.
If saving fails, run the game as administrator or add it to your antivirus exceptions (PCGamingWiki).

Synopsis

Dungeon Siege II is a party-based action role-playing game set in the world of Aranna, where a former mercenary joins the fight against the warlord Valdis. You build a party of up to six heroes, steer them through a long, linear campaign of dungeons and wilderness, and shape each character by the weapons and spells they use rather than by a fixed class.

Developer: Gas Powered Games
Released: 2005
Genre: RPG
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

Critics rated it well at release, with a PC Metascore of 80, praising its loot, party control and Jeremy Soule score while calling the clicking combat repetitive and the voice acting weak. Worthplaying noted spotty party pathfinding and a linear route despite the side quests. On Steam it holds a Mostly Positive rating from about 2,700 reviews. Players today still enjoy it as a comfortable loot game, but many complain that the Steam release lacks the Broken World expansion and multiplayer and needs tweaks to show the mouse cursor on modern Windows.

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

3/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Needs fan patches to run well on Windows 11
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The Steam release has no multiplayer and lacks the Broken World expansion, and the GameSpy online service has shut down (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen resolutions need modified interface files and a config edit, and the interface does not scale (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
The game has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
?Not confirmed yetSteam Deck Verified or Playable
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
The missing mouse cursor on Windows 10 and 11 is handled by an official Windowed launch option and a fan-made executable, and no open issue blocks play (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

4.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
The party is controlled with point-and-click mouse commands and remappable keys, with hotkeys for potions and orders; there is no controller support. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, worthplaying.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Widescreen needs modified interface files, and the menus and interface do not scale, so players turn to outside upscaling tools to make the UI readable at high resolutions. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
The game can be saved whenever you want and keeps all levels and loot, but each character has one save that is overwritten, a reload puts the party back at the nearest town teleporter, and death costs a walk back to the tombstone or a gold fee. Source: bellaonline.com, gameboomers.com, worthplaying.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
A short opening tutorial covers movement, combat and party commands before the campaign begins. Source: worthplaying.com, gameboomers.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
Teleporters across the map let the party return to town and back without long walks, and the 30 to 40 hour campaign follows a mostly linear route. Source: worthplaying.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
The camera rotates and zooms around the party, but its tilt is limited so players see only a short way ahead, and several threads ask for mods to lower it; windowed panning can spin too fast with the fan cursor fix. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.