Darkest Dungeon Is Getting Its First Dollop of DLC in Several Years, as the Gloomy Old RPG Celebrates Its 10th Birthday
The Fire's Edge adds two new heroes, a burn combat mechanic and three Hamlet districts as Red Hook Studios returns to the original game.
- Developer Red Hook Studios announced The Fire's Edge, a new DLC for the original Darkest Dungeon launching August 18. This marks the horror roguelike's first major content update in six years, celebrating the game's 10th birthday.
- Red Hook Studios is returning to the original Darkest Dungeon rather than its 2023 sequel, Darkest Dungeon 2. The developer chose to commemorate the title's original 2016 release with this unexpected return to the classic dungeon crawler.
- The Fire's Edge introduces two heroes from the sequel, the Duelist and the Runaway, alongside a new burn combat mechanic. Players also gain three new districts: the Academie Duello, Craftworks, and Archaeological Base Camp.
- PC, PlayStation, and Switch users receive the DLC on August 18, while Xbox players must wait for a later date. Red Hook Studios is developing new tools to support mod compatibility following fan concerns.
- Red Hook joins other developers releasing content for older games, similar to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt receiving a new expansion. While the studio has not announced a price for The Fire's Edge, past DLC has often been priced at $9.99.
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The original Darkest Dungeon is getting new DLC, 10 years after its release
Red Hook Studios has announced new DLC for Darkest Dungeon, and not its 2023 sequel, Darkest Dungeon 2. The Fire's Edge will be the first major content update the horror roguelike has seen in six years. The DLC is set for release on Aug. 18, just over 10 years after Darkest Dungeon's initial launch. This adds to the growing list of games set to receive major expansions years after release, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Iconic Turn-Based RPG Darkest Dungeon Adds New Characters & More With First DLC In 6 Years
Courtesy of Red Hook Studios It’s been 10 years since Darkest Dungeon arrived on the scene. At the time, a dungeon-crawling roguelike RPG was still a relatively novel idea. This, along with an engaging lineup of character classes and challenging-but-fun turn-based combat, made the game an instant hit. Since then, developer Red Hook has released a handful of DLC and […]
Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday
Darkest Dungeon 2 landed well enough and received generally positive reviews, but it's never been universally accepted in the same way the original game was, as Steam user reviews of Darkest Dungeon 2 highlight. Now, developer Red Hook Studios is surprising fans with a return to the original game.
Darkest Dungeon has already been released in 2016.
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