Game reviews / Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition
Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition
2026 · Nintendo Switch · Action RPG · Dungeon crawler · Hack and slash
16 scored sources · 10 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Diablo II: Resurrected is a highly faithful restoration that preserves the original’s oppressive atmosphere, rewarding loot-driven progression, varied builds, and enduring dungeon-crawling appeal beneath a striking audiovisual overhaul. It also adds useful features such as shared storage, cross-progression, and improved controller support. However, its largely unchanged systems remain demanding and dated, with cramped inventory management, slow pacing, limited quality-of-life improvements, and minimal new content. Server problems, bugs, lag, absent cross-play, and limited or missing local multiplayer further affect some versions, making it more immediately appealing to returning players than newcomers seeking modern conveniences.
Last researched: 2026-09-10
Pros
- Strikingly improved visuals, sound, and atmosphere
- Rewarding loot-driven combat with extensive build and replayability options
- Faithful preservation of the classic experience
- Shared storage, cross-progression, and generally strong controller support
Cons
- Dated mechanics, pacing, inventory management, and progression systems
- Server reliability issues, lag, bugs, and occasional lost progression or map resets
- Missing or limited features such as cross-play, local multiplayer, and broader quality-of-life improvements
- Technical compromises on some console versions and limited new content
Review sources
25 sources found across 13 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- LevelUp · Mexico · 90/100
- GameSpot · United States · 60/100
- Destructoid · United States
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 70/100
- Press Start · Australia · 85/100
- Nintendo Life · United Kingdom · 78/100
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom
- WellPlayed · Australia · 90/100
- GamingBolt · India
- Gamersky 游民星空 · China · 85/100
- Polygon · United States
- IGN · United States
- Shacknews · United States · 70/100
- Atomix · Mexico · 85/100
- CGMagazine · Canada · 95/100
- COGconnected · Canada · 83/100
- MeuPlayStation · Brazil
- GRYOnline.pl · Poland · 81/100
- Jeuxvideo.com · France
- Vandal · Spain · 85/100
- Multiplayer.it · Italy · 80/100
- SpazioGames · Italy · 81/100
- GamePro · Germany · 82/100
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 80/100
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 70/100