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first-person shooter
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance
By Capstone Software, released 1 Jan 1996
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- dark fantasy video game
What it is
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance is a first-person fantasy action game that continues the story of knight Grondoval. After the witches are defeated on the Island of Char, Grondoval returns home to find his countrymen gone; the witch Circa-Argoth has taken them to avenge her sister. Players fight through encounters using medieval weapons and supernatural abilities. The listed weapons include flaming arrows, an electric sword and a jeweled dagger, while potions can grant effects such as strength, invisibility and fire resistance. Movement includes jumping, ducking and flying. The Steam release includes two builds: a patched Enhanced version and the Original retail version, both running on DOSBox with a custom configuration tool. The Enhanced build includes fixes from the EGwhaven community project. Steam lists single-player, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The game originally dates to 1996, while the Steam release arrived in 2021; its listed platforms include Windows and DOS, with Steam support for Windows.
What players like, and what they don't
- Includes Enhanced and Original builds
- Enhanced build includes EGwhaven fixes
- Potions provide varied effects
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing listed
- Steam platform listing is Windows
- Both builds run on DOSBox
Who it suits
It suits players interested in a first-person fantasy adventure with medieval weapons, potions and supernatural abilities. The two-build release also gives players a choice between an enhanced version and the retail original.
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance pairs a revenge story with first-person combat, potions and fantasy weapons. The Steam release offers two builds, though both run through DOSBox.
