you might catch a glimpse of the bounty hunter in the teaser below.

Hero backstory unlocks and skill unlocks are sticking around, though.

Youll also get 20 of the new Candles Of Hope for your trouble.

Darkest Dungeon 2’s next update, Altar Of Hope, adds bounty hunters and overhauls the game’s progression system.

The Altar Of Hope itself is where youll spend the Candles to upgrade your sorry pack of scoundrels.

you’ve got the option to read the full patch notes for the Altar Of Hope updatehere.

Also coming as part of the update is a new ally, the bounty hunter.

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These armoured scallywags roam between Inns looking for parties to hang out with.

Youll need to pay them for that pleasure, obvs.

Engage their services and theyll replace one of your active heroes for next region.

Theres more info on the bounty hunterhere.

Darkest Dungeon 2 has been exclusive to the Epic Games Store since it entered early access last November.

The Altar Of Hope ticks one of those off.

Darkest Dungeon 2 is on theEpic Games Storefor 24/$26/27.

The game launches out of early access in February 2023.