Careening through the night
The Early Access forDarkest Dungeon 2isright around the corner. But before the fateful day arrives, a new trailer is here to show just how gorgeous and dangerous the journey will be. Buckle your seatbelts, or whatever the horse-drawn carriage equivalent is.
The new trailer forDarkest Dungeon IIgives a brief rundown of what a journey through its Early Access will look like. There are lovable rogues to recruit, maladies to manage, and in-party bickering to distract from the demonic foes in front of you.
But also, there’s the carriage. I can’t get over how good this carriage looks.Early impressionsofDarkest Dungeon 2compared its runs toSlay the SpireorFTL: Faster Than Light, games where you take branching paths down a main road. Here, it’s more like choosing the best option through a madcap dash across ruined lands. I love it.
WhileDarkest Dungeon 2is taking a new approach to its paths, I’m happy to see it still retain all that gritty, gorgeous art that made the original pop in the first place. It really embodies how grim and dangerous runs are inDarkest Dungeon; where other roguelike games (or even roguelite) made me feel more and more powerful over time,Darkest Dungeonalways felt like it was just waiting to destroy me at any moment.
If you’re eager for some grim death and destruction, the wait isn’t long now.Darkest Dungeon 2hits Early Access on the Epic Games Store on May 18, 2025. May your Halloween be filled with successful carriage rides and hopefully very few descents into madness.
