Redhook Studios has confirmed that Darkest Dungeon 2 is ready to depart Early Access later this 12 months, and might be accessible on Steam.
In October 2021, Darkest Dungeon 2 was launched in Early Access by way of the Epic Games Store. Since then, the gothic roguelike has acquired a number of upgrades and expansions however now Redhook Studios has confirmed the title is because of go away Early Access on May 8, 2023.
The identical day, Darkest Dungeon 2 might be formally launched on Steam and is offered to wishlist now.
“Darkest Dungeon 2 is a roguelike road trip of the damned,” reads the outline. “Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within.”
It’s official! Darkest Dungeon II releases into 1.0 on May eighth, 2023 on Steam and EGS.
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Players can at present obtain a Darkest Dungeon 2 demo on Steam, which supplies entry to 4 beginning heroes and two of the sport’s 5 areas. However progress isn’t saved between makes an attempt and just one area might be explored per run. An analogous demo is offered by way of Epic.
The Darkest Dungeon 2 demo is a part of Steam Next Fest 2023, which supplies players the chance to play roughly 900 demos earlier than February 13.
“Forward now, into the crumbling chaos of the world.”
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The unique Darkest Dungeon was launched in 2016 and tasked gamers with recruiting, then main a celebration of heroes via a wide range of gothic-looking dungeons, battling a wide range of monsters in a turn-based fight system whereas managing a wide range of potential afflictions that have an effect on how heroes deal with the journey.
Speaking to EpicGames News about Darkest Dungeon 2’s wider world, artistic director Chris Bourassa stated: “We wanted to escalate the stakes, and explore a world beyond the confines of the Hamlet. Technically speaking, the regions are dungeons, but it’s been fun implying a scale of destruction that we couldn’t in Darkest Dungeon.”
“The Hamlet was great and was crucial to the structure of [the first game], but it seemed lacklustre to follow it up with another hamlet or city or fortress or camp of some kind,” added Tyler Sigman. “Freeing things up from a single base allowed us to lean into the journey aspect.”
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