D&D Neverwinter Nights 2 Joins GOG Preservation Program One Day Before Remaster Launch

The Dungeons & Dragons title Neverwinter Nights 2 joined the GOG Preservation Program on July 14, 2025, a day ahead of the release of its remaster titled Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on July 15, 2025.

On top of that, GOG discounted the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition by 15% for owners of Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete.

According to GOG’s page for Neverwinter Nights 2, the game received validated stability, verified compatibility with Windows 10 and 11, fixed issues with the Serial Tool not working correctly, and fixed the black screen problem during resolution switches.

Based on the D&D 3.5 edition ruleset, Neverwinter Nights 2 is played from a top-down third-person perspective, where the player controls a hero built in accordance with the character creation rules of D&D. The game takes place in the city of Neverwinter and its surroundings, in the Sword Coast region of Faerûn.

The original 2006 title was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari, while the Enhanced Edition is developed and published by Aspyr Media.

The remake is about to bring full cross-platform support, mod support via Steam, new UI, controller support, improved camera controls, polished gameplay mechanics, and enhanced textures.

GOG’s Preservation Program is an initiative launched by GOG, formerly known as Good Old Games, the DRM‑free digital distribution subsidiary of CD Projekt Red, on November 13, 2024, to ensure that classic games remain playable on modern and future PCs, even after original publishers no longer support them. As of the time of writing, according to the Preservation Program’s web page, its catalog includes 184 titles that have undergone 964 improvements.