Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to…
Neverwinter is an adventure developed by Cryptic Studios, released 20 June 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What Neverwinter is
Neverwinter is an adventure game developed by Cryptic Studios and released in 2013. It was published by Perfect World Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
One hundred years have passed since the Spellplague forever changed the magical and mysterious lands of Faerûn. Mighty empires fell and great cities toppled, leaving only monster-haunted ruins and survivors struggling to rebuild. The city of Neverwinter, the Jewel of the North, seemed blessed by the gods. While the rest of the Sword Coast was devastated by the event, Neverwinter survived largely intact. But this was only a temporary reprieve from its inevitable doom. Nearly 75 years later, a volcanic eruption rained fire, ash and molten fury upon the city, annihilating everything in its wake. Today, Neverwinter has restored much of its former glory. Lord Neverember of Waterdeep has taken…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 5 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series
Neverwinter is the 95th of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. The next entry was Dungeons & Dragons Online: Shadowfell Conspiracy in 2013. Its critic score of 73 is almost exactly the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Baldur's Gate III at 95.
How it was received
Neverwinter holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 69, across 96 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz (or equivalent AMD CPU), 4 GB RAM and NVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx (Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 21GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Neverwinter launched on 20 June 2013, within three weeks of The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us, Dota 2, Trine 2: Complete Story, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Neverwinter yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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Dlc
Neverwinter: Fury of the Feywild
Neverwinter: Shadowmantle
Neverwinter: Curse of Icewind Dale
Neverwinter: Tyranny of Dragons
Neverwinter: Rise of Tiamat
Neverwinter: Elemental Evil
Neverwinter: Strongholds
Neverwinter: Underdark
Neverwinter: The Maze Engine
Neverwinter: Storm King's Thunder
Neverwinter: The Cloaked Ascendancy
Neverwinter: Tomb of Annihilation
Neverwinter: Undermountain
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