Diablo II is an action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and released for Windows in North America on 28 June 2000, with Europe following on 30 June and Australia on 6 July. In Japan the game was released through Capcom, and in Russia it was published by GameCity. A Classic Mac OS version arrived on 26 July 2000.
The game sold 184,000 copies on its first day and 1 million within two weeks. It won Game of the Year at the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2001. The same year the Lord of Destruction expansion added Act V and two new classes, the Druid and the Assassin.
Blizzard kept supporting the original for a long time: patch 1.14a in 2016 added Windows 7+ support and a native OS X installer. On 23 September 2021 the company released Diablo II: Resurrected, a remaster that includes Lord of Destruction, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Diablo II | Windows | Jun 28, 2000 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| EU | Diablo IIRussian Wikipedia lists Sierra Entertainment as European publisher. | Windows | Jun 30, 2000 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| AU | Diablo II | Windows | Jul 6, 2000 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| WW | Diablo IIClassic Mac OS. | Mac | Jul 26, 2000 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| JP | Diablo IIReleased in Japan through Capcom; exact date not given. | Windows | 2000 | Capcom | 1 |
| RU | Diablo IIRussian publisher per Russian Wikipedia; exact date not given. | Windows | 2000 | GameCity | 2 |
| WW | Diablo II: Lord of DestructionExpansion: Act V, Druid and Assassin classes. | Windows | 2001 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| WW | Diablo II (patch 1.14a)Patch adding Windows 7+ support and a native OS X installer. | Windows | Mar 11, 2016 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
| WW | Diablo II: ResurrectedRemaster for Windows, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch; includes Lord of Destruction. | Windows | Sep 23, 2021 | Blizzard Entertainment | 1 |
Also known as: Diablo II: Lord of Destruction WW1Diablo II: Resurrected WW1
Box art by region
NA Diablo II
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: Wikipedia.
Version differences
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ContentLord of Destruction
The Lord of Destruction expansion adds a fifth act and two new classes, the Druid and the Assassin.1
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Bug fixPatch 1.14 (2016)
Patch 1.14a in 2016 added official support for Windows 7 and newer and for OS X 10.10–10.11; the classic game still does not run on macOS 10.15 or later, which dropped 32-bit support.1
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GameplayLater patches
Post-release patches fought item duplication and reworked the balance, including the option to reset skills and attributes.1
Translations
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Russian Official
GameCityWindowsReleased
Russian Wikipedia lists GameCity as the game's publisher in Russia, but does not describe how complete its localization was.2
Where to play legally today
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Battle.net Purchase
Diablo II: Resurrected
2021 remaster including Lord of Destruction
Checked: 2026-10-133diablo2.blizzard.com
How to run it today
Diablo II: Resurrected is the current official version for Windows and consoles. For the classic 2000 game, install the latest patch (1.14d): patch 1.14a added Windows 7+ support, while the old CD build targeted Windows 95–NT4. The classic version does not run on macOS 10.15 or newer, which no longer supports 32-bit apps.
- Diablo II: Resurrected (official site) diablo2.blizzard.com
Reception
Diablo II sold 184,000 copies on day one, 1 million in two weeks and 4 million worldwide by June 2001; Guinness called it the fastest-selling computer game of its time. It holds 88/100 on Metacritic.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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