Action · June 13, 2014

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II (2014)

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It all seemed so simple: defeat the mad scientist, free the land and ride into the sunset, but sometimes the fall of a villain only opens the way to more sinister foes. So the incredible adventures continue, and Van Helsing, the famous monster-hunter returns to save the day again with the help of his charming, ghostly companion, Lady Katarina. The gothic metropolis of weird science is on the brink of destruction as chaos rules the streets and a new enemy plots revenge. It’s time to enter the dark side of Borgova and the forbidden wilderness, but beware: you are not the only one behind a mask. Main features Three playable classes – In the sequel to this gothic-noir adventure, you can choose from three very different classes: the classic Hunter with shooting and melee skills, the magic-wielding Thaumaturge or the Arcane Mechanic, the master of deadly devices, all included in the base game. Hunter’s Lair – The Lair returns in the sequel as your perfect hideout to stash collected loot, trade with non-playable characters, teleport between locations, forge new items, utilize the alchemy lab and accept new quests from allies who join the Resistance against the scientific scourge. Extended Tower defense mini-game – With enemies invading in waves, you have the opportunity to defend your Lair and other strategic locations with deployable traps and several upgradable functions to ward off evil, now with improved gameplay mechanics and up to 7 levels presented as optional side quests. Resistance Management – As the leader of the Borgovian Resistance, you will participate in the micromanagement of the allied troops, improve the equipment of the Resistance fighters or find loot that makes them more powerful. Rage system – You can charge up to three skill modifiers called PowerUps on 8 active skills by way of spending Rage points collected from impressive feats. Unique companion – Lady Katarina, a ghost with snappy wit, comes to the support of Van Helsing with her own set of abilities, behaviors, and two skill trees. Runecrafting – Besides forging, enchanting and infusing items with essences, you’ll have another option to alter items to your liking. Artifacts can be taken apart, shattered into magical fragments to be turned into purely magical runes that can be altered and put on new items, changing them into various new powerful artifacts. The Beast in the Lair - The Chimera is a unique creature, an artificial monster straight from the Ink. You can enhance its abilities and summon it into combat or send away to the Ink to hunt for treasure. Hall of Trophies - You can decorate the Lair with trophies that give global modifiers to the game world, like empowering monsters, granting more spellpower to all allies or turning Katarina into a more lethal ghost. Multiplayer – You and your friends can test your skills against each other via the PVP mode (8 players) or join forces and complete the story in the co-operative campaign (4 players).

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 247
  • Action · 183
  • Adventure · 167
  • Hack and Slash · 160
  • Action RPG · 145
  • Indie · 119
  • Co-op · 114
  • Steampunk · 102
  • Multiplayer · 100
  • Singleplayer · 83
  • Dungeon Crawler · 79
  • Isometric · 78
  • Fantasy · 73
  • Dark Fantasy · 72
  • Loot · 69

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.6k Steam reviewsTop 87% in Action
Positive rating69% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 88%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 56% of Action titles
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 62% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Hungarian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Czech
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

69%Mixed · 2.6k reviews

1.8k positive · 795 negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

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Release & Availability

Release dateJun 13, 2014
DeveloperNeocoreGames
Base price$1.49 -90%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

63

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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