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Ni no Kuni series

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

The sequel to Ni no Kuni being developed for Windows and PlayStation 4. Players control Evan Pettiwhisker Tildrum, a young king who was usurped from his castle and sets out to reclaim his kingdom. While…

86 23 March 2018

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is an adventure developed by LEVEL-5, released 23 March 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 50 hrs to finish.

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What Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is an adventure game developed by LEVEL-5 and released in 2018. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game begins with Roland witnessing a missile exploding over a city. In the aftermath, he vanishes and reappears in front of Evan in Ding Dong Dell, with his youth suddenly regained, just as Mausinger, the advisor to Evan's late father, stages a coup. As they escape, they learn that Mausinger poisoned the previous king and intends to have Evan killed to assume control of the kingdom. Assisted by Evan's governess Aranella, who sacrifices herself for their safety, Evan and Roland escape safely from Ding Dong Dell, with Evan promising to her that he will establish a new kingdom in which everyone can be happy and free. Since then, he is occasionally approached in his dreams by a mysterious…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 63 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Ni no Kuni series

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is the third of 13 entries we hold in the Ni no Kuni series. It arrived 6 years after Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The next entry was Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - Day One Edition in 2018. Its critic score of 86 is almost exactly the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered at 90.

See all 13 Ni no Kuni games in release order →

How it was received

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 147 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 50 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260x (VRAM2GB or higher / VRAM2GB以上). 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 40GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom launched on 23 March 2018, within three weeks of Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, A Way Out and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, A Way Out, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom — frequently asked questions

When did Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom come out?
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom was released on 23 March 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom?
At minimum, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom needs Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260x (VRAM2GB or higher / VRAM2GB以上) graphics, 40 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom?
The main story of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom takes around 50 hrs.
How many GB is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom?
The PC version needs about 40 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("40 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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