You play as writer Laura Tanner, who arrives in the sleepy resort town of Laburnum Creek as it’s set to be destroyed by a comet. Unusually for games, it’s described as a short story. DredgeĬontent is often key in games, whether that comes as hours’ worth of exploration or endless replay value, but We Stay Behind has different ambitions. It’s set to make the jump in a few months when it hits full release, and it’s certainly one of the biggest indie games of 2023. Despite having been in early access for over a year, Darkest Dungeon II missed our earlier wrap-up of early access games because it’s not available on Steam just yet.

There are also tweaks to the combat, the addition of overworld exploration, and heaps more for fans to sink their teeth into. This decision flows through to a comprehensive overhaul of the Affinity system, so managing relationships will be more granular - and more important - this time around.

One of the most impactful is that you now have a limited roster of heroes, meaning you can’t load your party with more than one character from each class.

Darkest Dungeon II is bringing back the best of what its predecessor offered while also adding a few new wrinkles. In 2015, Darkest Dungeon offered up a unique spin on the dungeon-crawler genre, with its 2D, rank-based battle system.

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