

To coincide with this release, developer Red Hook Studios uploaded a trailer a few days ago that briefly covers the basics of what the game has to offer.Īccording to the Epic Games Store page, Darkest Dungeon II guides players through “a roguelike road trip of the damned.” Each run lasts “less than 5 hours,” and as players progress through these runs, they can unlock “new hero abilities, items, and stagecoach upgrades.” The game also boasts a robust affinity system in which “heroes bond with each other or grate on each others’ nerves, leading to desperately needed combat synergies or journey-ending dysfunction.” As players progress through the game, they will need to “manage stress and interaction to keep the team together until the bitter end. Today those same fans will no doubt rejoice, as Darkest Dungeon II just entered Early Access on the Epic Games Store. With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that many fans of the first game have eagerly anticipated its sequel, simply titled Darkest Dungeon II. Darkest Dungeon 2 launched into early access back in October 2021, but sidestepped a Steam release in favour of Epic Games Store exclusivity throughout its journey toward version 1.0.

Darkest Dungeon, a rogue-lite RPG featuring a gothic aesthetic and brutal, tactics-based combat, gained quite the audience soon after its 2016 release.
