Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Open-world fantasy action RPG with climbable monsters and AI companions

Capcom · Released Jan 15, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 49K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 143 in 30 days
Playing now: 402; peak 24h 534
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 8 years ago; Dec 18, 2017

What is Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen?

A single-player, third-person fantasy action RPG set in an open world. You explore, complete quests, fight dragons and other large creatures by exploiting weaknesses or climbing onto them, and travel with three AI-controlled Pawns. Your character chooses among nine vocations, while Pawns can be trained, shared, and borrowed online.

For you if...

+you enjoy action combat built around climbing large monsters
+you like building a party of AI-controlled companions
+you want distinct classes and flexible character customization

Not for you if...

−you dislike long stretches of open-world travel
−you expect varied enemies and consistently engaging quests
−you want precise control over every party member

What players say

88% of 49,136 reviews are positive · 77% of 143 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the combat, distinct vocations, large-monster fights, and Pawn party system. Common complaints focus on tedious travel, repetitive enemies, weak quests and story, unreliable companion AI, and repeated Pawn dialogue. Some recent players also report launch problems and crashes that cause lost progress.

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or newer (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 660 CPU or equivalent
Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.

OS: Windows 7/8/10
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.