Gather Your Party: Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition Hits Xbox with Cross-Play For the First Time
When Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter Nights 2 first launched in 2006, it invited players into a world of rich storytelling, dynamic character-building, and strategic party-based combat. Nearly two decades later, it’s doing something it’s never done before: bringing that full experience to Xbox—with cross-play co-op support that reshapes how the Realms can be explored.
Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition is coming back in an all-new way: first time console players can form parties across platforms to venture together into one of the deepest RPG campaigns ever made.

Why Cross-Play Changes Everything
At the heart of Neverwinter Nights 2 is the party system. Whether you’re building a tight-knit group of lawful good champions or testing the limits of alignment with chaotic companions, the game has always been about collaboration—about weaving multiple characters into a single story.
Now, with cross-play enabled, you can do that with real people—no matter where they’re playing. Up to four players can adventure together across Xbox and beyond. Whether your friend is playing from their gaming laptop or on the couch with a console controller, the borders between platforms have vanished. This game has never had controller support, giving returning players an entirely new experience.

Co-op in Neverwinter Nights 2 means:
- Real-time party-based tactics with your friends playing different classes
- Branching dialogue choices that spark unexpected reactions
- Shared decisions that ripple across your campaign
This kind of cooperative storytelling—combined with D&D’s classic 3.5 ruleset—lets each playthrough feel like a tabletop session with real stakes and shared memories.
Your Campaign, Your Crew
Every group tells a different story. The Enhanced Edition adds refined controller support, updated visuals, and modern UI—but cross-play is what truly unlocks Neverwinter Nights 2 for a new generation of players. It’s a bridge between veteran dungeon-crawlers and first-time adventurers, and it brings the tabletop feel of D&D to life in a way no other console RPG does.

The Full Adventure Awaits
Alongside the base game, Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition includes all three expansions:
- Mask of the Betrayer – Dive into the Shadow Realm as a cursed Shard-Bearer.
- Storm of Zehir – Navigate open-world exploration and party customization after a shipwreck.
- Mysteries of Westgate – Survive a morally murky story of deception and corruption.
Let your party jump into any tale you choose—together.
Get ready for a new kind of Forgotten Realms experience when Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition arrives on Xbox July 15.
Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition
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Return to the city of Neverwinter in Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition.
A dark force sweeps over Faerûn, ravaging everything in its path as though searching for something – something that you now find in your possession. As the Shard-Bearer, only you can stop the King of Shadows and his army from desecrating the land you call home. Will you save Faerûn, or fall victim to the temptation of absolute power?
When your actions dictate the fate of the Realms, there are no small choices.
Includes All Expansions:
– Mask of the Betrayer: Cursed with an insatiable hunger only quelled by devouring spirits, the Shard-Bearer must travel to the Shadow Realm to unearth the cause of this dark affliction.
– Storm of Zehir: You and your crew are shipwrecked on the shores of a hostile jungle nation. Fighting your way back to civilization, you uncover a plot threatening to change Faerûn forever.
– Mysteries of Westgate: Beware the city of Westgate, where anything goes and everything has a price. Explore and expose the secrets hidden deep in the city’s underbelly before they consume you.
*Key Features*
Gather Your Party: Assemble a team of your friends across any and all platforms with fully supported crossplay. Together, embark on an epic journey governed by the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 ruleset.
Become a Legend: Make your mark on the Realms as you play your way through over 100 hours of immersive gameplay and four unique campaigns, each as expansive as the Bag of Holding.
A Relic, Restored: Everything you loved about Neverwinter Nights 2 has been preserved. Enjoy smoother gameplay with refined camera controls, polished mechanics, enhanced textures, and full controller support with a newly designed controller-specific UI.
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