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Privateer 2: The Darkening

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Privateer 2: The Darkening
Description
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched fist and a knife pointed at your back. Your only order of business is survival. You've got j...
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Space, show 4 more... Shooter, Good Old Game, Flight, Only On GOG
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4/5

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Product details
1996, Origin Systems, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
10 hMain
21 h Main + Sides
23.5 h Completionist
14.5 h All Styles

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Description
You regain consciousness and the unfamiliar faces surrounding you inform you that you've lost your ship in an unfortunate accident. The cutthroat world of the Tri-System privateers greets you with a clenched fist and a knife pointed at your back. Your only order of business is survival. You've got just enough credits to afford something resembling a new ship. It takes more than just a bucket of bolts to make it in this world; you'll need upgrades, and most important of all: money. The sector is brimming with "business" opportunities, but who can you trust? Legal or not, it's time to trade, travel, and battle your way through a place where high risk equals high reward and only those with the brass reap the rewards.

Privateer 2: The Darkening is the premier open universe space trading and combat sim. Blaze your own path through the Tri-System by either hook or crook. Take any mission you see fit, without rules or restrictions. Corner the market as you work out trade routes with the most reward. The universe is waiting for you, Privateer.

© 1996 Electronic Arts Inc.

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manuals quick reference card wallpaper strategy guide
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

This game is powered by DOSBox.
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DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
10 hMain
21 h Main + Sides
23.5 h Completionist
14.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Shooter - Action - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Space, show 4 more... Shooter, Good Old Game, Flight, Only On GOG
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1996-12-09T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Origin Systems / Electronic Arts
Size:
1.4 GB
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Cloud saves
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Single-player
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text
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audio
text
français
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What improvements we made to this game:
Update (20 March 2025)
  • Added French localization.
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  • Added Cloud Saves functionality.
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  • Updated internal installer structure, no changes to game files.
Update (20 April 2016)
  • Added German localization.
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User reviews

Posted on: April 18, 2025

muder30

Verified owner

Games: 4 Reviews: 1

one of the best games of all time

the combination of cinematics blends nicely with game play ,after a while you become part of this universe , the controls are little bit a challange to get to , finding you own trade routes adds to the exploration , over all one of the best

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Posted on: July 28, 2025

Malthraz

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Games: 36 Reviews: 1

Not a bad old game

I played a lot of this game as a kid, so nostalgia is the biggest draw card. It's a fun space sim, with a nice immersive feel to it. Actually decent actors for the story, but I mostly just like trading commodities and going pew pew pew lasers.

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Posted on: August 26, 2025

copycat9

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Games: 18 Reviews: 2

Privateer 2: The Darkening

Very old, but still great game. I have played it for many years. Thanks GOG.COM

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Posted on: September 9, 2025

Annoyed1

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Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Great Game

Great old space shoot em up. I loved it in the 90's and still do today

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Posted on: September 11, 2025

CookerShark29

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Games: 3 Reviews: 1

Brings back memories! Blast from the pas

Remember upgrading my sx pc to a dx just so i could actually play this at a respectable rate. The graphics at the time were top league, add in some really great actors and an interesting plot to follow and it had me hooked. A real gem from the past and great to be able to have another blast at it today thanks to GOG on my now RTX Win 11 machine. LOL

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