Darkest Dungeon Gets First New DLC in 6 Years, The Fire's Edge
Red Hook Studios announced on July 22 that a new DLC for the original Darkest Dungeon, titled The Fire's Edge, will launch on August 19. This is the first major content update for the 2016 turn-based roguelike RPG in six years, following the 2020 DLC The Butcher's Circus. The Fire's Edge introduces two new hero classes imported from the sequel Darkest Dungeon II: the Duelist, who switches between Attack and Defense stances, and the Runaway, who applies a Burn debuff for continuous damage. The DLC also adds new battle systems, trinkets with conditional triggers and quest charges, and three new village districts: Academy Duelo, Artisan Workshop, and Archaeological Base. Notably, the DLC does not include new voice-over narration; the game's narrator, Wayne June, passed away in January 2025. The developer stated that only narration for the ported heroes from Darkest Dungeon II is included as a tribute. The DLC will be available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG.com, and Microsoft Store, as well as PS4 and Nintendo Switch. An Xbox One version exists overseas but its availability for this DLC is unconfirmed.