{"id":2054405,"date":"2026-07-21T16:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054405"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:13:15","slug":"darkest-dungeon-is-getting-its-first-dollop-of-dlc-in-several-years-as-the-gloomy-old-rpg-celebrates-its-10th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2054405","title":{"rendered":"Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/darkest-dungeon\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Darkest Dungeon<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Insanity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Darkest-Dungeon-2---The-Fire&apos;s-Edge.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Darkest Dungeon 2: The Fire&apos;s Edge key art\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Darkest-Dungeon-2---The-Fire&apos;s-Edge.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Red Hook Studios<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-21T16:13:15+00:00\">July 21, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5465924d-1e13-43d3-9bb1-71b84ba8291e\" data-name=\"Darkest Dungeon\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Darkest Dungeon\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Darkest Dungeon\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Darkest Dungeon\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Darkest Dungeon\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Darkest Dungeon\" title=\"Follow Darkest Dungeon\"><br \/>\n  Follow Darkest Dungeon<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/darkest-dungeon-2\">Darkest Dungeon 2<\/a> landed well enough and received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/darkest-dungeon-ii\/\">generally positive reviews<\/a>, but it&#8217;s never been universally accepted in the same way the original game was, as <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1940340\/Darkest_Dungeon_II\/\">Steam user reviews of Darkest Dungeon 2<\/a> highlight. Now, developer Red Hook Studios is surprising fans with a return to the original game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/262060\/view\/707777648917479597\">Darkest Dungeon: The Fire&#8217;s Edge<\/a> is a newly revealed add-on that brings two new heroes to the game from Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; the Duelist and the Runaway. The former is &#8220;a complex damage dealer that dances between the party&#8217;s ranks&#8221; while alternating between aggressive and defensive combat stances, whereas the Runaway is &#8220;a position-flexible damage dealer utilising a unique burn damage type&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Darkest Dungeon 2 - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0cGS5zSkeU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/p0cGS5zSkeU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p0cGS5zSkeU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Runaway&#8217;s inclusion leads into The Fire&#8217;s Edge&#8217;s other key addition: the introduction of the burn combat mechanic. Trinkets are also being reworked with new mechanics. Moreover, three new Hamlet districts &#8211; Academie Duello, Craftworks, and Archaeological Base Camp &#8211; are part of the deal as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Players won&#8217;t have to wait long to get their hands on all of this, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/darkest-dungeon\">Darkest Dungeon<\/a>: The Fire&#8217;s Edge launches on 18th August. It&#8217;s a nice way to celebrate the first game&#8217;s 10th birthday, after its original release on 19th January, 2016. The choice to update the old game is also interesting when considering the future of the series &#8211; have the priorities changed? However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkestdungeon.com\/news\/darkest-dungeon-ii-marks-3-years-since-1-0-release\/\">Red Hook has already teased another DLC for Darkest Dungeon 2 to arrive in early 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/darkest-dungeon-2\">Darkest Dungeon 2<\/a> landed well enough and received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/game\/darkest-dungeon-ii\/\">generally positive reviews<\/a>, but it&#8217;s never been universally accepted in the same way the original game was, as <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1940340\/Darkest_Dungeon_II\/\">Steam user reviews of Darkest Dungeon 2<\/a> highlight. Now, developer Red Hook Studios is surprising fans with a return to the original game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/262060\/view\/707777648917479597\">Darkest Dungeon: The Fire&#8217;s Edge<\/a> is a newly revealed add-on that brings two new heroes to the game from Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; the Duelist and the Runaway. The former is &#8220;a complex damage dealer that dances between the party&#8217;s ranks&#8221; while alternating between aggressive and defensive combat stances, whereas the Runaway is &#8220;a position-flexible damage dealer utilising a unique burn damage type&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Darkest Dungeon 2 - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p0cGS5zSkeU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/p0cGS5zSkeU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Darkest Dungeon 2 &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p0cGS5zSkeU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Runaway&#8217;s inclusion leads into The Fire&#8217;s Edge&#8217;s other key addition: the introduction of the burn combat mechanic. Trinkets are also being reworked with new mechanics. Moreover, three new Hamlet districts &#8211; Academie Duello, Craftworks, and Archaeological Base Camp &#8211; are part of the deal as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Players won&#8217;t have to wait long to get their hands on all of this, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/darkest-dungeon\">Darkest Dungeon<\/a>: The Fire&#8217;s Edge launches on 18th August. It&#8217;s a nice way to celebrate the first game&#8217;s 10th birthday, after its original release on 19th January, 2016. The choice to update the old game is also interesting when considering the future of the series &#8211; have the priorities changed? However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkestdungeon.com\/news\/darkest-dungeon-ii-marks-3-years-since-1-0-release\/\">Red Hook has already teased another DLC for Darkest Dungeon 2 to arrive in early 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Darkest Dungeon Darkest Dungeon is getting its first dollop of DLC in several years, as the gloomy old RPG celebrates its 10th birthday Insanity. Image credit: Red Hook Studios News by Fran Ruiz Contributor Published on July 21, 2026 Follow Darkest Dungeon Darkest Dungeon 2 landed well enough and received generally positive reviews, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-2054405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2054405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2054405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2054405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2054405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2054405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}