Darkest Dungeon® II Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-05
Review summary
  • Improved graphics and art
  • Great atmosphere and theme
  • Combat improvements and token system
  • Too different from first game
  • Game is a mediocre sequel
  • Visuals are too dark
Darkest Dungeon® II header

Categories

Turn-based RPGRoguelikeCharacter ProgressionResource ManagementStress and Relationship SystemMultiple Endings

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMmixedWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive

Timed cohorts

Switch between playtime slices of churn risk.

Refund churn

Risk snapshot

Fast read on churn risk and the loudest complaints.

93.2% PrecisionMay 10, 2023 → Jul 2, 2026
Total revenue at risk
$597,251

~$15,601 per month

Modeled from refund-intent reviews

Most dangerous issue
Poor UI and Tutorial Design

Design · 12.3% of risk

Churn driver breakdown

Weighted by churn risk

$597,251
Design
Technical
Business
86.0%$513,789
12.6%$75,174
1.4%$8,287
Issue map

Complaint treemap

Normalized churn drivers sized by volume; click to inspect a cluster.

Issue treemap
Design · 86.4% share
Technical · 12.1% share
Business · 1.5% share
Issue · Design
Poor UI and Tutorial Design
Share of issues
12.1%
Primary region
China
Detected from language cues
Anger level
Angry
Average sentiment intensity