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Darkest Dungeon II

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Darkest Dungeon II
Darkest Dungeon II cover
Developers
Red Hook Studios
Engines
Unity 2022[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows May 8, 2023
macOS (OS X) August 23, 2024
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions Cosmetic
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Menu-based
Genres RPG, Roguelike
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy
Series Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon II on HowLongToBeat
Darkest Dungeon II on IGDB
Darkest Dungeon II on MobyGames
Darkest Dungeon II on Wikipedia
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Darkest Dungeon II is a singleplayer side view and scrolling RPG and roguelike game in the Darkest Dungeon series.

The game entered early access on October 26, 2021. The full release followed on May 8, 2023.

General information

Official Discord server for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Resolute Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Resolute Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere.
Oblivion Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Resolute Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Version differences

The Oblivion Edition includes the base game, The Binding Blade DLC, and the digital soundtrack.
The Resolute Edition includes the base game, The Binding Blade DLC, Inhuman Bondage DLC, and the digital soundtrack.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Binding Blade
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Inhuman Bondage
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Infernal Supporter Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Hero Origin Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\RedHook\Darkest Dungeon II\SaveFiles\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/RedHook/Darkest Dungeon II/SaveFiles/<user-id>/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1940340/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\RedHook\Darkest Dungeon II\SaveFiles\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/RedHook/Darkest Dungeon II/SaveFiles/<user-id>/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1940340/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Controls settings
Controls settings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, SFX, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Ukrainian

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Dual-View Rendering (3D Ultra) and Single-View Depth Reprojection (3D+).
Use TrueGame for Acer SpatialLabs and NewAxis for TrueGame mods on other Eye-Tracked Lightfield displays.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4460
AMD Athlon X4
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 950
AMD Radeon R7 370
DirectX 10 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS) 10.13.6
Processor (CPU) Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 5000
A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2022.3.16f1
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2024-08-05
    Based of off the basic Unity default configuration and it being used by eye comparisons.
  2. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2024-08-05
    Based of off the basic Unity default configuration and it being used by eye comparisons.