Though you won’t see the likes of Red Hook Studios pulling that kind of stunt, even reputable developers employing the early access model feels like unpaid labor to me. Some of those games have even employed “supporter tiers,” microtransactions and other tactics to get money soon and release a proper product later – or in some cases, never at all. Over the past few years, dozens of games have launched in early access only to be abandoned before their full release. I’d much rather play the game in its completed state, and the whole fad of releasing games in their beta seems scammy. I’ve purposefully avoided playing the early access demo for Darkest Dungeon II. It’s rather poetic that the game will release a day after my birthday, because the first title is easily one of my favorite video games of the 2010s. It’ll be available in full on Windows PC and Mac on May 8 through Epic Games Store and Steam. When the sequel was first announced, Red Hook said the team working on the game consisted of 14 people but that growing to 20 people was anticipated.After spending well over a year in early access on Epic Games Store, on Monday Darkest Dungeon II’s release date was announced.
It seems players will get the chance to discover that very different metagame structure first hand in a little over a month. The developers said the sequel will employ a very different metagame structure, but opted not to reveal more about what that means.
Red Hook also revealed that the first game's combat system will return, but that it would be "tuned-up" for the sequel. When the game was first announced in 2019 with "The Howling End" announcement teaser, Red Hook revealed that six returning classes from the first Darkest Dungeon would be returning to the sequel: Grave Robber, Leper, Man-at-Arms, Plague Doctor, Highwayman, and Hellion. Darkest Dungeon II (Early Access) is coming to on October 26th, 2021! Wishlist now: #DarkestDungeon2 /LoWOEGgy4e- Darkest Dungeon September 13, 2021
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