Single-player, multiplayer Black & White is a god video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows in 2001 and by Feral Interactive in 2002 for Mac OS. Black & White combines elements of artificial life and strategy.

• Lionhead Studios has taken the god-game genre pioneered by its founder, Peter Molyneux, and revolutionized the genre with stunning AI and amazing visuals. Amazingly, Black & White has made good on all its promises hyped up during its development. And you really haven’t played anything quite like this before.
• Literally, the BEST GAME i've ever played (and i've played more than 500 games by now) but the most memorable one, is this, =Black & White= The Game.

Description of Black & White 2 Windows

If you haven't played Black & White 2 or want to try this strategy video game, download it now for free! Published in 2005 by Electronic Arts, Inc., Black & White 2 (aka 黑与白2, Hei yu Bai 2) is still a popular fantasy title amongst retrogamers, with a whopping 4.3/5 rating.

Black & White 2 has an addon available: Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods, don't miss it!

External links

How to play Black & White 2 Windows

Tutorial and several patches are available on BWfiles.com

Captures and Snapshots

Screenshots from MobyGames.com

Comments and reviews

chrisbox2019-09-14-1 point

To the people having problems with children growing up, its an anti-piracy technique implemented by the developer. if you dont buy the game, its rendered unplayable by not having a growing adult population.

chareleskelly2019-08-150 point

down load takes forever and always stops and says it failed, anyone know why?????

MrToasteer2019-08-08-4 points

To all of you bakas who downloded this file; (including me) this is for a CD. Maybe try to understand why it doesn't work

nik2019-07-292 points

wont start, installshield just disappears, dll files missing...

ejonesss2019-07-280 point

to answer the question about the babies not growing up you can actually open the GameBalanceVillager.txt file and find the villager ages and change the greek ages to be born at 21
the first number 1 is the birth age.
i tested it on a legit copy of the game so i dont know if the folks of lionhead took that into consideration and blocked it.

Nan_the_man2019-07-270 point

Say, does this include the Battle of the Gods addon?

Coolman2019-07-250 point

Why am I getting really bad texture bugging?

JQ2019-07-041 point

Keep getting a CRC error when i install it.

DisK2019-06-21-1 point

To everyone asking about the child 'bug' this was the anti-piracy feature of the game, you need to patch that out

Setimus2019-06-113 points

Can I change language or it is just in english?

Havoc2019-06-030 point

@J160 Got it, Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

j1602019-06-030 point

@Havoc seems like issue with your graphic card drivers, without any more details the only thing I can suggest is reinstalling and/or updating your GPU drivers.

Havoc2019-06-030 point

So I installed using Emma's instructions to the T, but I keep coming up with an error saying that my computer can't 'create the 3D device.' I don't know what this means, and I've tried using DOSBox but now I realize that's for OLDER older games. If anyone could help I'd be extremely grateful. Thanks.

CHIPSTER2019-05-310 point

When I launch it nothing happens I've already tried running as an admin Help?

sirgolkms2019-05-22-2 points

Thanks again from EZ.

seerofvisions2019-05-150 point

Well, it works. You just have do a fresh install of deviance cracked B&W2, and download Matt's no cd patch from bwfiles and your good to go. Finished the game, no bugs except an error during installation of a missing file, just click IGNORE and keep installing. Works great. Im about to try and find an ISO for BOTG that works.

seerofvisions2019-05-081 point

Anyone got a fix for children not growing up yet? I installed the deviance cracked game about a year ago and it worked fine. Tried running the same install recently and the kids aren't growing again. Reinstalled the deviance copy several times, used the cracked 'white' exe file and still, no grownups. So if anyone has one that works or can help out, shoot me a message please at seerofvisions75@gmail.com TYTY

dude2019-04-244 points

The reason the children arnt growing up is because Lionhead flooded warez sites with Anti-Piracy versions of B&W 2 on release. This was their way of saying fuck you to people who wanted to pirate their masterpiece.

Bobert2019-04-171 point

Black And White 1 Pc Game

Same issue with children not growing up. Unplayable. Look forward to a fix or different version

Sjamie13982019-04-161 point

So, I basically followed what EMMADEEB instructed to do, but when I tried to finally launch the game I got an error saying the following: Fatal Error Could not create the 3D device.
Specs: 64 bit system, 8 GB RAM, Intel core i7-4510U. It's an HP laptop with no real high specs so I don't really understand what's happening. I tried to run compatibility mode, but even that didn't help any at all. Could someone help me, please?

ADP2019-04-122 points

I followed exactly what EMMADEEB said to do and it was all working perfectly but the kids wont grow up!!! :......(
Any fixes for that yet?
Thanks!

Just DO IT2019-04-082 points

Is this download safe and can i run the game on windows 10?

Potato2019-04-061 point

I can't find the DEViANCE folder... Please help?

Sgt_Tx2019-03-227 points

I was wondering if anyone else was having problems with crashes after the first official island? Also, having previous save issues that always crash the game when i try and continue. And the children do not grow up as well. please help. thanks.

Peri2019-03-117 points

Perfect except one bug: Children aren't growing up.

Friend2019-02-251 point

Guys this does work without any problem just follow the installation instructions given by emmadeep.....thank you for providing this and thanks for the installation instructions .... God bless u ...????

Boltercrazy2019-02-1712 points

Is anyone else having issues with you children population not growing up and being stuck with a really low adult population?

ready player 12019-02-090 point

i dont know any valid codes for the black and white 2 installation process what do i do now?

Hope2Help2019-02-061 point

With Windows 10, I was able to get it to work by mounting the ISO in EMMADEEB's instructions instead of unpacking the ISO. Then go to the run setup step. If it gives an error about speech.lug, ignore it as it is not fatal. If you right click the ISO and don't see the mount option, http://www . fullduplextech.com/2017/03/20/missing-mount-option-in-right-click-menu-windows-10/

L33TN33D2019-01-310 point

For users using 64 bit OS, recommended to format your system in 32-bit NTFS before installing your 64-bit OS, to keep compatibility (error reports of so and so is corrupted, etc.) with the many 'Abandonware' found here.

meme2019-01-143 points

Whenever I attempt to install patch 1.1, it puts up an error message saying 'Your installation of Black & White(R) 2 has been corrupted. Please re-install Black & White(R) 2 and then re-run this program.' Is there any way around this?

InkyMoon2019-01-1212 points

I'm getting a corrupted version of this download, anyone else having the same problem?

lounio2019-01-100 point

hello I would like to ask you something the game works very well except a small thing (good in real bug everywhere but good do not bother for the game) my celuis if and ba so sestout simply not playable at all I can not take the creature leash so I can not ask her to do something so unplayable, the enemies overthrow me and she does anything, in short I try everything: start a game, change the action, etc. So, I would like you to help me because I like a lot of games (childhood games) so it's very nice to have help please. :)

Skotty2018-11-2010 points

does this version have the issue where the children will not grow into adults?

Berten2018-08-30-1 point

The crack.exe in this game isn't working correctly (the one in the Deviance folder). I'm not sure if I am allowed to post links here so just search gamecopyworld black and white 2. There is a CD and DVD version, the CD is deviance so it won't work. Use the DVD (NoGRP). Hope this helps!

Rickety Cricket2018-08-161 point

Is it working on Windows 10 for anyone?

Apoc2018-08-082 points

is the download for the main file super slow for everyone else? It says 2hrs left

Ortega2018-08-043 points

Hello guys, please, my citizens are not ageing! they do not grow! 1years old and nothing else!
Please help!!!

EmmaDeeb2018-07-2070 points

How to install this:
Download the ISO file to a new folder. (I named it B&W2 ISO)
Unpack the ISO in the new folder. (Using WinRar or other unpacking program)
Create a folder where you want to install the game. (I named it Black & White 2)
Go back to the new folder with the Black & White 2 ISO.
Run 'Setup.exe' as admin to start the installation. (I will provide serial keys below.)
Pick your installation folder that you created earlier, and install the game.
Once the installation is complete, go ahead and download the patches, v1.1 and v1.2 to a new folder. (I named it Patch 1.1 & 1.2)
Run patch v1.1 as admin, and let it install.
Run patch v1.2 as admin, and let it install.
Go back in your new folder with the ISO files. Look for a folder called DEViANCE.
Cope the 'white.exe' file from DEViANCE to your Black & White 2 install folder.
It will ask you if you want to overwrite the existing one - Pick yes.
Run game as admin via the new 'white.exe' file in your install folder.
If you are too lazy to download the Serial Keys, they are:
DXFP-JD46-7GJY-Z8MN-WDEV
4UXX-7Z1J-W30X-ZRM5-8DEV
HPEW-VRQA-REWE-U18G-MDEV
1UC4-ZG7S-PORN-VSON-KING
Game works flawlessly, thank you very much for sharing.
Been craving these (B&W1 and B&W2) for ages as I used to play them when I was younger.
Happy installing!

H2O2018-07-180 point

I recently downloaded this and have been playing it after finding work arounds with the exe file as mentioned in another comment. However, upon going to the 5th land (2nd Japanese land) the game crashes. No message pops up, the game just closes. I've tried redownloading to no avail. Ideas?

mrj32018-07-08-1 point

Work on win 7 x64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpBBOWEfR7Q

MattC2018-06-052 points

Anyone else having issues running the older game in their Win10 client should download RetroArch, install and update all of the cores, and run the game from an emulator running an older version of Windows

dove2018-05-100 point

what is the exe for this game?

sumnig2018-05-071 point

'The file is too big, thus people with slower connections may have trouble completing the download. It would be nice if it was splitted in individual ISOs for each CD of the game.' It does not work like that.
So, i got one question for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdtKbq3Omkw

ns95592018-05-04-2 points

I'm getting really bad texture flickering and pop-in running a windows 7. Any fix for that?

Stavros2018-04-260 point

The file is too big, thus people with slower connections may have trouble completing the download. It would be nice if it was splitted in individual ISOs for each CD of the game.

Andrew K2018-04-221 point

Anyone having problems running on windows 10 go to this site it worked for me
http://yummy-wakame.com/archives/2017/06/20/how-to-get-black-white-2-to-run-on-windows-10

Jake2018-04-051 point

Hey, I'm also having some problems, i've put the No CD crack, both the updates, installed them, but when I click on 'White' to play or use the Auto run, it just pops up for a second and just vanishes...help?

INator2018-04-040 point

I've googled around a lot but I can't find anything that works for me to get it to play on Windows 10. Anyone have any help for this? I tried using the Auto run, it pulls up the old startup menu, tried clicking install and nothing happens there. Help?

Gooooogle2018-04-03-1 point

1. Thank you for uploading
2. All download links are valid and able to play smoothly on my window 7
3. Just googled for 2 hours and all problems are solved
4. One extra item has to be downloaded from other site and replace the old 'white' file
5. Happy googling

Inator2018-04-03-2 points

Nevermind, after waiting for...a long period of time it just jumped forward, but you guys say I have to burn it too a CD? It's not just a download?

Inator2018-04-031 point

Mine just won't download? Says 2 hours and just sits there.

Alfa2018-04-022 points

i downloaded the game and did everything i needed to but when i tried to play it, it didn't work and told me to login with administrator privileges....HOW DO I DO THAT???

axm05282018-03-290 point

I finally got the game to download but it is lagging a lot and running really slow. Any suggestions?

woodstock2018-03-261 point

wont work on my windows 10 ... ideas?

BEDZINBOY2018-03-174 points

Hello, i just installed the game but when i click to run the game nothing happens
help plz?

KeyMaster2018-03-15-1 point

DXFP-JD46-7GJY-Z8MN-WDEV
4UXX-7Z1J-W30X-ZRM5-8DEV
HPEW-VRQA-REWE-U18G-MDEV
1UC4-ZG7S-PORN-VSON-KING

Me2018-03-14-1 point

Diddy, It's an ISO. You burn it to a DVD; not unzip it.
Alpha and Magma, Google is your friend. Just search 'Black and white 2 serial'

Magma2018-03-132 points

I have the 'code' proplem too. I hope you can help me.
Great day Magma

Alfa2018-03-112 points

Guys whats the code that you need to play this game? it wont allow me to play it without the code

admin2018-02-270 point

ISO edited as the Keygen has a trojan, it's clean now!

diddy2018-02-24-1 point

(I wrote bc of the filesize)
edit: checking the file with 7zip instead of windows commander resulted in 'no error'
But still strange feeling if the iso could be 'enhanced' with trojans or the like :)

diddy2018-02-242 points

The file size should be 2GB, but the download is about 3.5GB
(exact size: 3.761.036.067 bytes)
Trying to unzip it gives an error.
Have used firefox
Any solution?
Greetings

moosky2018-02-112 points

I used to love this game back in the day, I can't wait to play this game again

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Lionhead Studios has taken the god-game genre pioneered by its founder, Peter Molyneux, and revolutionized the genre with stunning AI and amazing visuals. Amazingly, Black & White has made good on all its promises hyped up during its development. And you really haven’t played anything quite like this before. Things start simply: in a world known as Eden, a family is out for a beachside stroll. Their son runs off into the ocean and suddenly finds himself in deep, shark-infested water. The parents cry out in prayer for someone to save him, and you are created as an answer to their pleas, and save their son.

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Once called into existence, and as any self-respecting Populous player will recognize instantly, you must expand your realm by gaining more believers and spreading your influence. Eventually, a story involving an evil god named Nemesis and a set of powerful items called “creeds” is introduced. It’s up to you to defeat Nemesis and obtain all the “creeds.” Exactly how this is accomplished is up to you. You may become Beelzebub-incarnate and rule through terror and wickedness, or play the benevolent card and gain believers through love and compassion. Thus, Black & White.

Your own personal Eden

Eden itself is a planet not too different from our own. There are blue oceans, towering snow-capped mountains, and lush, green forests. The people that populate it require food, shelter, safety, and, eventually, offspring. They giggle or sob while other hypnotic ambient sounds bring this unique game world to life.

You interact with the lovely world of Eden in two ways. The first is through your mouse-controlled hand. Think of it as an actual extension of yourself into the physical realm. With it, you can pick up and replace boulders, trees, and villagers, cast spells, and travel from village to village. To toss a boulder, you grab one in your fist, move your mouse forward with the button pressed and release it to send that rock sailing. The camera is also moved along with the mouse-controlled hand in combination with several keyboard buttons.

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Spells, known as miracles, are cast through mouse movements called “Gestures.” For example, to start up a miracle, you make a clock-wise swirl with the mouse. This opens a spell menu at the bottom of the screen that lists other miracle-specific gestures. All you have to do to cast these miracles is make their respective gestures. Making a “W” motion with the mouse casts a water miracle, moving up and down rapidly casts a fireball, and making the shape of a heart casts a healing miracle. There are plenty of miracles to play with. You can protect your villages with shield miracles, lay down the law with lightning miracles ot impress non-believing villagers with the Flock of Birds miracle that makes a flock of doves magically appear.

However, you do have some limits. You are only able to interact with objects and cast spells within your circle of influence — highlighted in the game world by a shimmering, translucent red wall. This circle grows as more people believe in you and your influence grows. More worshipers means more prayer power, and more prayer power means you can cast more miracles. But how can you make them believe in you if you can’t do anything outside of your circle of influence?

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This is where the second method of interacting with the world comes into play: your creature. Think of the creature as the ambassador of your will. In the extensive early game, once you’ve practiced controlling the camera, you get to choose from three base creatures: a chimp, a tiger, and a cow (others are made available later in the game or via free downloads online), each with unique attributes. The chimp is smart but not the strongest fighter, the tiger is dumb but ferocious, and the cow is docile and plodding. Like any parent, it’s up to you to teach your creature how to behave with a brilliant balance of punishment and reward.

The theory is simple, but mastery of it is a real challenge. If your creature does something bad, you slap him around. If he does something right, you pet him. Moving the hand cursor slowly over the creature — under his chin or on his belly — acts as a ‘pet’ while quick short twitches of the mouse translate into slaps. Be your alignment good or evil, you pet and punish in the same way, but for different actions. Should your pet eat villagers, set fire to houses, and behave as Godzilla, he can, if that’s the behavior that you choose to reward.

This system relies on some meaty AI – your creature wanders around doing his own thing whenever not under your direct control. The AI is one of the game’s major high points. Each creature develops their own personality – they feel anger, sadness, and happiness, and aren’t afraid to show it. There’s a strategy to balancing these personality quirks. Dumber creatures, such as the tiger, will take more reinforcement before they learn their lessons, but the chimp will figure things out faster. Eventually, the creature will be able to do anything you can do, from casting miracles to finding food for villagers. To teach it, you just have to attach it to the “leash of learning” and have it watch you perform whatever it is you want it to learn. It can also learn things by watching villagers go about their daily chores.

As your creature ages, it grows in size and its alignment is reflected in its physical appearance. For example, a benevolent chimp will look cute and huggable, while an evil one will look menacing. This also applies to the appearance of your hand icon. If you’re good, it looks clean and healthy; if you’re bad, it turns purple, veins bulge out, and your nails grow long and claw-like. Subtle little touches like these give the game its charm. There isn’t nearly enough room here to go through all of Black & White’s intricacies, but it’s definitely worth delving head-deep into Eden and finding out how things work for yourself. You won’t feel disappointed.

System Requirements: Pentium 166 MHz, 32 MB RAM, Windows 95

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