Jagged Alliance 2 is a tactical role-playing game developed by Sir-Tech Canada and directed by Ian Currie. It was originally expected in October 1998 but slipped because of major engine improvements and rewrites; in the meantime a demo map called Demoville went out with magazines in summer 1998.
The game came out first in Germany on 19 April 1999, published by TopWare Interactive, where it debuted at number one on the chart. TalonSoft released it in North America on 23 July 1999, and the rest of Europe followed on 6 August 1999. Sales in North America were weak: PC Data counted 24,000 units by the end of 1999.
The standalone Unfinished Business followed on 5 December 2000, and the Gold Pack bundling both appeared on 6 August 2002. Tribsoft ported the game to Linux in February 2001, and an OS X version arrived in November 2013. The source code shipped with the Wildfire expansion in 2004, which led to community projects such as the v1.13 mod and the cross-platform JA2-Stracciatella.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Jagged Alliance 2 | Windows | Jul 23, 1999 | TalonSoft | 1 |
| NA | Jagged Alliance 2Linux port by Tribsoft. | Linux | Feb 26, 2001 | — | 1 |
| EU | Jagged Alliance 2Germany first; the game debuted at number one on the German chart. | Windows | Apr 19, 1999 | TopWare Interactive | 1 |
| EU | Jagged Alliance 2Rest of Europe. | Windows | Aug 6, 1999 | TopWare Interactive | 1 |
| WW | Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished BusinessStandalone mission-based follow-up with a scenario editor. | Windows | Dec 5, 2000 | Sir-Tech | 1 |
| WW | Jagged Alliance 2 Gold PackOriginal game plus Unfinished Business and the editor. | Windows | Aug 6, 2002 | Strategy First | 1 |
| WW | Jagged Alliance 2: WildfireOfficial expansion; source code included under a non-commercial licence. | Windows | 2004 | i-Deal Games | 1 |
| WW | Jagged Alliance 2OS X version. | Mac | Nov 15, 2013 | — | 1 |
Also known as: Jagged Alliance 2: Агония Власти RU2JA2 WW1Jagged Alliance 2 Gold WW1
Box art by region
EU Jagged Alliance 2
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: Wikipedia.
Version differences
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ContentUnfinished Business (2000)
Unfinished Business is a short standalone follow-up with a linear, mission-based plot. It tweaks the combat engine, adds a scenario editor and is noticeably harder.1
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DifficultyGold Pack (2002)
The Gold Pack bundles the original with Unfinished Business and the editor, and adds difficulty options such as timed player turns and no saving during combat.1
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ContentWildfire (2004)
Wildfire keeps the engine and controls but reworks the environments, adds items and makes enemies stronger.1
Translations
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Russian Official
—WindowsReleased
A Russian-language edition was released under the title Jagged Alliance 2: Агония Власти.2
Where to play legally today
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GOG Purchase
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Steam Purchase
How to run it today
The GOG.com edition is verified on Windows 10 and 11 and includes the DDrawCompat wrapper; the Gold edition is also sold on Steam. The open-source JA2-Stracciatella port of the Wildfire code runs on macOS, Linux and Android with the original game data, and the community v1.13 mod extends the Gold version.
- Jagged Alliance 2 on GOG gog.com
Reception
GameRankings averaged 85%, with GameSpot giving 8.8/10 and Computer Gaming World 4.5/5. In Germany the game sold over 100,000 units by October 1999, while PC Data counted only 24,000 in North America by the end of 1999; one estimate puts worldwide sales at 300,000 by 2006.1
In lists
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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