

Survivors led by Anduin Lothar fled by sea to the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Like its prequel, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness takes place in the medieval-fantasy world of Warcraft in which, following the events of the first game, the human kingdom of Azeroth has been invaded by the Orcs. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is the official sequel of the original Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The PC and Macintosh versions were published in North America by Blizzard Entertainment in 1995 and in Europe by Ubisoft in 1996. It comes with two versions: “one that’s been updated with support for high-resolution displays and multiplayer via LAN connections and a period-appropriate classic version that includes the original SVGA graphics, and matchmaking through the classic version of the online-gaming service.”īoth Warcraft games are available as a bundle for $14.99.Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Warcraft 2 Edition costs $9.99 through GOG.com, and is available for Windows PC only. The sequel adds naval combat and new races to the Alliance versus Horde conflict.

The GOG.com version, Warcraft 2 Edition, includes the original Tides of Darkness and that game’s Beyond the Dark Portal expansion. The GOG.com version costs $5.99 and is available for Mac and Windows PC.


The real-time strategy game is set in the world of Azeroth, where human and orc factions battle for supremacy. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, originally released in 1994, has been “fully optimized to run out-of-the-box on today’s operating systems,” according to an announcement from GOG.com. The release of those games comes just weeks after Blizzard and GOG teamed up to re-release the original Diablo for modern computers. Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy games Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft 2 Edition are now available for purchase through GOG.com.
