Sacred 2 Gold

2008 Studio II RPG

Windows 11With a fix

MacNot sold

LinuxGold

Steam DeckUnsupported

Gamicality score

Metacritic 715

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 741

How it’s combined

Playability today

Runs today2.5/5

Design today3/5

Steam user reviews

Mostly Positive

76%

3,474 reviews1

Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Sacred 2 Gold 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

Steam DeckUnsupported

Unsupported, as rated by Valve.1

Played Sacred 2 Gold lately?

One click, no account, so the next player knows. How we check where it runs

How to get Sacred 2 Gold running today

Install one of the unofficial patches, the Community Patch or the Purist Fixpack, which fix most crashes, the broken PhysX support and quest bugs (PCGamingWiki).
Leave the PhysX option off unless one of those patches is installed (PCGamingWiki).
If the interface disappears, switch to the map view and back until it returns (PCGamingWiki).

Synopsis

Sacred 2 is an open-world action RPG set in Ancaria, a huge fantasy land torn apart by a war over a mysterious energy called T-Energy. You pick one of seven heroes, choose a light or shadow campaign, and roam a seamless map full of quests, dungeons and loot, fighting crowds of monsters on foot or on horseback. The Ice & Blood expansion adds a new hero and new regions.

Developer: Studio II
Released: 2008
Best version: Sacred 2 Gold is the version to get, since it bundles Sacred 2: Fallen Angel with the Ice & Blood expansion and the final official patch. On Steam it is now sold only together with Sacred 2 Remaster.
Genre: RPG

Reception

Critics in 2008 praised the enormous world, the deep character builds and the sheer amount of loot, but many found the game buggy, the quests repetitive and the story muddled; it holds a PC Metascore of 71. Players on Steam still recommend it warmly as a sprawling old-school loot game. Many recent reviews, however, report crashes on modern Windows and say the game is hard to enjoy without the community patch.

Playability today

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

Runs today

2.5/5

Not sold or given away today by any 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 official TinCat multiplayer service has shut down, leaving only a community lobby, and the Collector's Edition Elite Textures are not included in digital releases (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen and 4K resolutions are supported, and ultrawide needs a config edit (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
The PC version has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
Not Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
Known game-breaking bugs in the current version
Without community patches the game crashes often on modern systems, partly because of a flawed PhysX implementation, and some quest triggers break (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

3/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
The game uses standard click-to-move mouse controls with swappable skill and weapon slots; the PC version never received controller support. Source: worthplaying.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Inventory and loot handling are clumsy, with dropped items vanishing on a timer, no personal portal or storage, and quest givers talking over combat; a known bug can also make the whole interface disappear. Source: worthplaying.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
On death the hero comes back to life at the nearest resurrection monolith the player has activated, so a defeat costs a walk rather than lost progress, and saves sit in the Windows Saved Games folder. Source: worthplaying.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
The stat and skill systems are confusing and the base game allows no respec, so long-time players send newcomers to a fan wiki to plan builds before they start and warn of a steep learning curve. Source: steamcommunity.com.
Pacing drags: grind, filler or forced backtracking
Travel across the huge map wastes time even on horseback, the main campaign plays like a string of chores, and side quests repeat the same fetch and kill tasks. Source: worthplaying.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
The overhead camera follows the hero closely in a top-down view and supports widescreen and 4K without adjustment; changing the field of view is only needed for ultrawide screens. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, worthplaying.com.