Red Hook Studios this week confirmed Darkest Dungeon II would be making the journey across to the Switch this July, and if you've still not played the first game and happen to be an NSO subscriber, now is your chance.
Nintendo is currently offering Switch Online members a free trial of the first Darkest Dungeon game from now until 26th June 2024. This latest game trial is available to subscribers in North America and when you boot up the game you'll receive 100 Platinum Points. There's also a sale on the game until the same date, offering 70% off the standard edition and 75% off the Ancestral Edition.
"Reclaim your ancestor’s estate in a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable foes, stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark."
Darkest Dungeon is described as a "challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG" and originally arrived on the Switch in 2018. Here on Nintendo Life, we thought it was great - awarding it 8 out of 10 stars and calling it a dauntingly deep and thoroughly absorbing dungeon crawler.
You can learn more about the new game arriving on 15th July 2024 in our previous coverage:
Will you be checking out this trial? Let us know in the comments.
[source nintendo.com]
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eh couldn't get into the first one, would be nice to get some free games every month like Playstation does. With the Switch library and Switch 2 coming soon would be awesome, just saying. (b ' ' )b
I am actually curious to test this out. I've had it on my wishlist for a while now. This is a great opportunity for me to try it and get a 100 points in the bank.
I rarely bother with trials (especially since these days I can often use my occasional PS4 sessions for that purpose instead😆) but the accompanying discount is a definite heads-up - Ancestral edition hasn't been down to a tenner since 2022.
A punishingly hard game!
I did like this on Switch but I found the controls left alot to be desired, im hoping 2 improves on this
@DonierGunad For sure try it! Controls are tricky but stick with it!
Happy for those of you in the US potentially interested in Darkest Dungeon (personally, doubt it's for me considering its theme and especially its difficulty)!
I liked Darkest Dungeon so much I double-dipped on it, and no regrets. It’s a macabre and wonderfully atmospheric game that kept me hooked for a long time. It is brutally difficult though - I never hit on that magic mix of characters and equipment that would see my party through the final dungeon.
The sequel’s announcement had me thinking about revisiting the original anyway, so I’ll gladly pocket those 100 plat points! Yes, you still get the points if you already own the game. 😁
@ozwally I've got it on download, I'll give it a crack on my nightshift tonight.
Just checked it out last night and got hooked! Really compelling and unique. Not sure if I want to devote the 50 or so hours to conquer it tho, when I have Octopath 2, Advance Wars, Hallow Knight, Pikmin 4, Eiyuden Chronicles, Persona 5 that I still want to play before switch 2. And I still need to beat Paper Mario and Sea of Stars 😅
I want to try this game out...but...feel like it's not worth paying for NSO just try out a game for a couple of days...
Have it physical, though the system for the first gane really reflects it was made with keyboard and mouse as the defacto control scheme. Complex as all get out.
Vambrace: Cold Soul had that forsight and made is far more accompanying for controllers.
If I had 5 days to trial Darkest Dungeon, I would not have bought it at the end of the trial. After five days I was frustrated and regretting my purchase. I think all games should have trial or demo, but you need a cost sunk fallacy to get good at DD lol.
Why is not in EU?
I'm a turn-based guy, but I didn't like the first Darkest Dungeon. Good news for everyone who is looking forward to the second one, though.
Anytime I see “roguelike” or “roguelite,” I feel sad.
@Li_Bae Why? Roguelites and roguelikes are awesome, one of the best new genres to come out in a long time. But I can see being sad about not having the time to play them all, they're usually quite long. Otherwise, the Switch isn't lacking for games. Nobody was out there making Enter the Gungeon, Dead Cells, Dicey Dungeons, Hades, Vampire Survivors, Darkest Dungeon II, etc. and turning that into a regular game had the term not existed. Those games just wouldn't exist, and they absolutely should, as they have loads of fans.
Go for it, mate; glad you enjoy them so much. My personal preferences have no effect on your ability to do so.
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