Darkest Dungeon fans have a date for their diaries! That’s because the third chapter in the Kingdoms campaign is almost upon us, after Red Hook just confirmed the release date for Curse of the Court.
The free expansion is joining Darkest Dungeon II on August 28th, on PC and Mac, although console-owning rogues have the usual staggered delay, so stay tuned for news on that front.
The vampire-themed expansion brings a whole new questline to the Kingdoms mode, as well as three new maps to explore, and a new Curse function for you to think about.
Kingdoms is a secondary campaign that was added to Darkest Dungeon II after launch. It retains many of the core aspects of the base game, so you’re still in your carriage, and you’re still rolling around the place looking for monsters to slap, however, it completely reworks the structure of the campaign and makes it feel less linear.
Curse of the Court marks the return of blood-sucking enemies to DD, after the vampires also appeared in the original game as DLC. The expansion follows on the addition of beastmen and then witches in their own respective campaign chapters (Hunger of the Beast Clan and Secrets of the Coven).
“Curse of the Court is the third adventure module for the DD2 Kingdoms mode,” writes Chris Bourassa, the game’s creative director. “Just like the preceding two, this update adds new items, mechanics, and a harmful host of fresh horrors to contend with… all packaged up into yet another free update.
“At this point, the amount of complimentary content packed into Darkest Dungeon II is verging on delinquent! We genuinely hope our players enjoy the return of the Bloodsuckers!”
While the Kingdoms campaign modules have all been gratis, there are also two DLC packs that feature characters from the first game. You’ll have to invest in them if you want to have the full Darkest Dungeon II experience, with store listings for all easily accessible over on Steam.
