Red Hook Studios and Nintendo Announce Release Date During Nintendo Direct
VANCOUVER, June 18, 2024 – Red Hook Studios, behind Darkest Dungeonannounced during Nintendo Direct that the sequel to the sinister turn-based roadtrip will be available for Nintendo Switch on July 15, 2024. Players can pre-order now Darkest Dungeon II on Nintendo eShop for an amount of €38.99, with a 15% discount for the release.
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After an outing crowned with success on PC via Steam and Epic Games in 2023 with 15,000 player reviews, the game arrives on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 with all updates and DLC.
“We're excited to bring Darkest Dungeon II to Nintendo Switch, giving players the chance to experience the intense strategic depth and nerve-wracking atmosphere of our game wherever they go. » says Tyler Sigman, design director at Red Hook Studios. “The unique capabilities of the Switch perfectly complement the immersive journey through the darkest reaches of our world.”
In addition to the full game, the Switch version includes the possibility of purchasing “The Binding Blade” DLC separately or via the Oblivion bundle. The main features of the DLC are the addition of two playable heroes, The Duelist and The Crusader, as well as the roaming mini-boss The Great General. A new campaign mode “Realms” will be added as free additional content later in the year. This mode challenges players in a race against time to find and defeat a monstrous threat before it takes over and destroys the Kingdom.
Darkest Dungeon II invites players to embark on a thrilling journey through five campaigns, called “Confessions”, each featuring a terrifying boss and different gameplay mechanics. The game offers 12 playable heroes (+ the two DLC heroes). Other features include “The Altar of Hope” metagame progression hub, 10 companions with different properties, and optional themed difficulty modifiers, in the form of the equippable items “Radiant” and “Infernal Flame,” for those who wish to adjust the difficulty.
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Darkest Dungeon II released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on July 15, 2024.
About Darkest Dungeon II
Darkest Dungeon II is a turn-based road trip of the damned. Form a group, equip your stagecoach, and set out across the decaying landscape on an ultimate quest to avoid the apocalypse. The biggest dangers you'll encounter, however, could come from within…
The sequel to the critically acclaimed Darkest Dungeon features new 3D graphics in the game's signature style, a new run-based travel structure, an improved version of the innovative turn-based combat system, fourteen playable heroes , five regions, five end bosses, and a metagame hub (“The Altar of Hope”) with extensive permanent upgrades. Darkest Dungeon II launched in Early Access on the Epic Games Store in October 2021 and has seen a steady cadence of major content and feature updates since Red Hook improved the game using user feedback. customers.The first DLC, The Binding Blade, was released on December 11, 2023.
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