Privateer 2: The Darkening is a space flight simulation game that was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and published by Electronic Arts under the Origin Systems brand.

The game features live-action video scenes, scripted by Diane Duane and directed by Steve Hilliker, which are discovered as the plot progresses.

One survivor, Ser Lev Arris (Clive Owen), a man in a fugue state with no memory of who he is and no record of his existence prior to two weeks before the crash, awakens from his cryo-sleep and must take on the life of a privateer in the Tri-System, rediscovering his past along the way.

While criticizing the game for its reliance on live-action video segments to advance the plot, like the mainline Wing Commander series, the reviewer said it at least gives players the option of ignoring the story.

However, he concluded "if you can accept its multiple shortcomings, you will find that Privateer 2 is actually a fairly solid game", citing the flight mechanics, graphics, plot, acting, and massive length.