Darkest Dungeon II releases Kingdoms

Red Hook Studios

1/27/2025

Kingdoms is a new free game mode for Darkest Dungeon II - also released today was the Inhuman Bondage DLC.

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Kingdoms is an entirely new game mode coming to Darkest Dungeon II, released as a free update and consisting of three themed adventure modules, starting with Hunger of the Beast Clan. Featuring a completely reimagined game structure, Kingdoms is a parallel game experience to the Confessions game mode. Players will be tasked with defending the realm from incursions by all-new enemy-factions. Up first they will be tasked with fending off the pitiless onslaught of the rotting and ravenous beastmen!

“Darkest Dungeon II just got a whole lot bigger, and a whole lot scarier! We wanted to swing for the fences with two big releases on a single day: the free Kingdoms update, and Inhuman Bondage, a paid DLC." says Chris Bourassa, co-founder and creative director at Red Hook Studios. "With Kingdoms, we've gone and remixed our own game! It's an entirely new standalone experience within Darkest Dungeon II. You'll upgrade and defend inns as you journey across a persistent map completing a quest to defeat the leader of the beast clan. Not only does this release add innumerable new features and foes, but Kingdoms will continue to grow this year - we have two more adventure modules in the works - all free. Inhuman Bondage sees the return of a powerful and unique hero, and a new mini-region with its own faction, mechanics, and rewards. This DLC plugs seamlessly into both the original Confessions game mode, and the new Kingdoms mode, bringing variety and challenge to all players."

The Inhuman Bondage DLC introduces a new mini-region, The Catacombs, and a new playable hero to Darkest Dungeon II, the fan favourite and original Kickstarter backer-assisted designed character: The Abomination. The Catacombs invite players to plunge their stagecoach beneath the Kingdom to face a corrosive, oozing threat. This is a high risk, high reward region featuring a faction of new enemies and new items, and will bring variety and challenge to both Confessions and Kingdoms. The Abomination brings unique mechanics, trinkets, signature items, palettes, weapon kits and a fully voiced origin story including playable flashback encounters.