Until then, we have a few major updates to undertake before our May 8th release, including a big one VERY soon.' 'All of us at Red Hook cannot wait to get the PC 1.0 version into your hands. 'We are excited to announce that Darkest Dungeon II will complete its Early Access run on the Epic Games Store and release in 1.0 on Epic and Steam on May 8,' reads the post on the Darkest Dungeon website. While that would put it up against some heavy competition, Red Hook hopes to start winning people over with a free demo that will run for the next week. On Monday, the studio announced that the sequel to its 2015 RPG will receive its 1.0 update in May. The iconic Ancestor appears as well to narrate the trailer, which is a fantastic inclusion, as his lines were some of the best parts of the original Darkest Dungeon.After about a year and a half in early access, the team at Red Hook Studios is ready to fully release Darkest Dungeon 2. The original Darkest Dungeon released new character classes over time as DLC, like the Arbalest and the Houndmaster. There are familiar silhouettes (the Grave Robber, Man-at-Arms, Highwayman, Hellion, Leper, and Plague Doctor) watching the torches burn, suggesting that the character classes from the first game will be making a return so that you can send them into the abyss for gold and gear once more. This new location seems quite perilous indeed, as we’re heading to a place called The Howling End.

Red Hook Studios shared some details on what we can expect from the game with PC Gamer, saying that the combat will keep the same format but be “tuned up.” The metagame will be “completely different,” however we’re leaving the village behind and we can likely expect traveling through icy passes to require a different kind of management.

Red Hook released two expansion packs for Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court and The Color of Madness.ĭarkest Dungeon 2, however, will be a full-fledged sequel. By hiring mercenaries and heroes, the player is able to delve through those darkest dungeons and eventually unravel the mystery behind their homecoming.

In Darkest Dungeon, players assume the role of someone coming home to claim their estates from a mysterious ancestor. Red Hook Studios released a short trailer announcing a sequel to Darkest Dungeon, the brutal gothic horror role-playing game from 2016.

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