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Diablo II

Action

Fantasy

Role-playing (RPG)

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Like its predecessor, Diablo II is an action role-playing game with dark fantasy and horror themes. The player controls a new hero attempting to stop the destruction unleashed by Diablo's return. The game's 4 acts feature a variety of locations and settings to explore and battle in, as well as an increased cast of characters to play as and interact with. Diablo II had become one of the most popular online games of all time. Major factors that contributed to Diablo II's success include what fans found to be addictive hack-and-slash gameplay and free access to Battle.net.

4.5

External Ratings

1560 ratings
Release Date:

29 Jun, 2000

Last Updated:

20 Jun, 2026

About this game

Like its predecessor, Diablo II is an action role-playing game with dark fantasy and horror themes. The player controls a new hero attempting to stop the destruction unleashed by Diablo's return. The game's 4 acts feature a variety of locations and settings to explore and battle in, as well as an increased cast of characters to play as and interact with. Diablo II had become one of the most popular online games of all time. Major factors that contributed to Diablo II's success include what fans ...

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Storyline

Diablo II takes place after the end of the previous Diablo in the world of Sanctuary. An unnamed warrior defeated Diablo and attempted to contain the Lord of Terror's essence within his own body. Since then, the hero has become corrupted by the demon's spirit, causing demons to enter the world around him and wreak havoc. Again, it is up to a single mortal to stand in Diablo's path and to prevent the Three Prime Evils from reuniting. If that mortal fails, the world of Sanctuary will become a perm...

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Details

platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

release date

Release Date:

29 Jun, 2000

mode

Modes:

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

theme

Themes:

Action, Fantasy

genre

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB

IGDB Website:

Diablo II

IGDB Rating

4.4 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.4

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

1558

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

88%

Rating %

Critics Rating

4.5 ;
IGDB User Rating

4.5

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

1560

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

90%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Blizzard North

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Blizzard Entertainment

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