Use this guide if you don’t have the game on Steam.
Table of contents
1. Game Download
Download the game on archive.org. You can either download the ISO file (very slow) or use a torrent program like qBittorrent. If you don’t know how to use it, ask Google.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 - Multilanguage DVD [EN/FR/GE/IT/ES] : Eden Games : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
2. Installation
After downloading the game, double-click the ISO file in the downloaded folder to mount it.
A virtual DVD drive should show up in your file explorer, open it. It will look something like this:

- Before installing the game itself, install the additional programs to ensure that the game runs correctly. You will find everything in the virtual DVD drive / setup folder
- Run this installer: directX
- In order to make the game run you also need VCRedist and DirectX (xinput1_3.dll), which you can download here:
VC2005, VC2008, DirectX (download and install all three by clicking on them)
- Open the drive or the TDU2_EU_ISO folder and run the installer/setup.exe file.
- It will take you through the install process.
- Make sure you don’t choose Program Files (x86) as the installation folder, or other system folders that might have restrictions.
- It’s best to simply use your Games folder on your preferred drive.
- If it asks you for a key during the install process, use one from the provided from the “keys” file in the setup folder.