It’s sort ofJourneyfor plague doctors, or possiblyThe Hobbit: Cosmodick Turpin Edition.

Overhereis an inn being overrun by slathering beastmen.

Overthereis another, safer inn, but it’s inconveniently perched behind a nest of tentacular cultists.

Four heroes squaring off against four beastmen opponents in Darkest Dungeon 2

Let us proceed laughing and wailing to the launch trailer.

It begins with a choice of layouts and difficulty tweaks (see below).

What would a Lightest Dungeon look like?

Cover image for YouTube video

How would you maintain the essential dungeoniness in a universe without shadow?

I’ve enjoyed what I’ve played of Kingdoms.

The OG Abomination was one of my favourites.

A choice of difficulty settings in Darkest Dungeon 2’s Kingdoms mode

He’s pretty reliable even in sulky human form, chain-whipping skulls and spewing gastric juices from the midline.

I’m not sure how the DD2 incarnation differs.

Anyway, the Inhuman Bondage additions will also be available in Kingdoms.

The opening choice of board layouts in Darkest Dungeon 2’s Kingdoms mode

What’s next for Dankest Sturgeons?

Anything and everything and nothing and something.

“We’ve spent over a decade working on Darkest Dungeon,” the developerswrite on Steam.

A Kingdoms map screen in Darkest Dungeon 2, showing routes and inns with one of the inns being under siege

“We’ve delighted in our explorations and iterations, and we’re nowhere near done.”

A horse-drawn wagon travelling through snowy mountains in Darkest Dungeon 2