Darkest Dungeon® II

Dark fantasy roguelite with party tactics and punishing stagecoach journeys

Red Hook Studios · Released May 8, 2023

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 27K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 64% of 304 in 30 days
Playing now: 613; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 13, 2026

What is Darkest Dungeon® II?

This single-player dark fantasy roguelite RPG sends a four-hero party by stagecoach across a decaying world to avert an apocalypse. During each run, you equip the party, fight turn-based battles, manage stress and relationships, and earn resources for persistent upgrades; the separate Kingdoms campaign adds realm defense, resource gathering, and a persistent roster.

For you if...

+you like demanding turn-based combat and party-building strategy
+you want long roguelite runs with persistent unlocks
+you enjoy gothic, Lovecraftian dark fantasy settings

Not for you if...

−you want short runs or forgiving difficulty
−you expect the first game's estate and roster management
−you dislike progression based on repeated unlocks

What players say

75% of 27,002 reviews are positive · 64% of 304 in the last 30 days

Players often praise the turn-based combat, team-building depth, art, and music. Common complaints target slow stagecoach travel, long runs, grindy unlocks, and randomness that can erase progress; many also dislike how sharply the structure departs from the first game's estate and roster management.

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Darkest Dungeon® II system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 121
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese.