Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game. The game…

93 5 December 1995 11 cheats

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Fantasy

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 5 December 1995 on DOS and Mac. This page lists 11 cheat codes for it.

Verified 15 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1995. It is available on DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The First War brought the Fall of Azeroth, following the Orc campaign in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The survivors of Azeroth have fled by sea to the Human kingdom of Lordaeron, and the Orcs have decided to conquer Lordaeron, in what is known as the Second War. Both sides have acquired allies and new capabilities, including naval and air units, and more powerful spellcasters. In the Second War, the Orcs are successful at first, but the Humans and their allies take the initiative, partly thanks to an Orc rebellion initiated by the warlock Gul'dan, who seeks to raise the sunken Tomb of Sargeras. Eventually, the Alliance forces push the Horde to Blackrock Spire, but Anduin Lothar, commander of…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Warcraft series

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is the third of 69 entries we hold in the Warcraft series. The next entry was Warcraft II: The Dark Saga in 1997. Its critic score of 93 is 13 points above the series average of 80. The highest-rated entry is World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King at 97.

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How it was received

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 99% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 27 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 89, across 385 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 25.2 hrs.

What it launched against

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness launched on 5 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman and Tales of Phantasia. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman, Tales of Phantasia.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 11 cheat entries for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness — 11 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness gameplay screenshot

Every code labelled

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness cheat codes

All 11

God mode

Your units cannot be killed.

Press Enter to open the message line, type the phrase, press Enter.

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Single-player only.

Add gold, lumber and oil

Adds 10,000 gold, 5,000 lumber and 5,000 oil.

Press Enter, type the phrase, press Enter.

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Single-player only.

Add oil

Adds 5,000 oil.

Press Enter, type the word, press Enter.

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Single-player only.

Fast building and training

Buildings, units and upgrades complete far faster than normal.

Press Enter, type the phrase, press Enter.

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Single-player only.

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Dlc

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

1 December 1995

Warcraft II: Remastered

13 November 2024

Expansions

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

1 December 1995

Remasters

Warcraft II: Remastered

13 November 2024

Quick answers

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness — frequently asked questions

When did Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness come out?

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness was released on 5 December 1995 for DOS and Mac.

Are there cheat codes for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness?

Yes. We list 11 cheat codes and console command for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.

How long does it take to beat Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness?

The main story of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness takes around 25.2 hrs.

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