Game profile
Dragon's Dogma 2
Accompanied by recruitable Pawns, you literally climb monsters like griffins and cyclopes to bring them down. The journey itself is dangerous and deliberately uncomfortable, with no fast travel to fall back on.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is RPG / Action, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It is a full price release.
What stands out
- Climb and fight monsters
- Unique Pawn system
- Uncompromisingly old-school travel
This fits you if
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
Look elsewhere if
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you are not willing to pay full price right now
- you want to play it side by side with someone
- you prefer a stylised look over realism
How long is Dragon's Dogma 2?
About 45 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 8 weeks, or 23 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 91 out of 100, which puts it above 91 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 98 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, RPG averages 82 points across the database, so this one sits 9 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 92 collected ratings.
Released in 2024 and 2 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2024
- Genres
- RPG, Action
- Playtime
- approx. 45 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Full price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 91 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | 2024 | approx. 45 hrs. | 91 | Full price |
| The Blood of Dawnwalker | 2026 | approx. 45 hrs. | 83 | Full price |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 2024 | approx. 35 hrs. | 88 | Full price |
| Realm of Ink | 2026 | approx. 40 hrs. | 84 | Mid price |
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