Dragon's Dogma 2 is Capcom's open-world action RPG sequel, released on 22 March 2024 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Hideaki Itsuno as director. The Dark Arisen expansion launched on 9 October 2026 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the game reached Nintendo Switch 2 on the same day in a bundle with the expansion (per Wikipedia and RPG Site).
The Pawn system is the game's most distinctive feature. You create a Main Pawn who travels with you throughout the game and recruit up to two more Pawns that other players created. Pawns pick up knowledge about quests and enemies and can be shared with other players.
Combat against large enemies such as griffins and chimeras lets you climb onto the creature and attack it from there, with stamina deciding how long you can hold on. The world has no mandatory fast travel: Oxcarts run limited routes and Ferrystones are consumable travel items, so much of the game is spent on foot.
Grab onto large monsters such as Griffins and climb them to reach weak points. Stamina limits how long you can hold on.
Your Main Pawn travels with you, learns about quests and enemies, and you can recruit two more Pawns created by other players through the Rift.
Fighter, Archer, Mage and Thief are available at the start; Warrior, Sorcerer, Mystic Spearhand, Trickster, Magick Archer and Warfarer are advanced vocations (some are Arisen-only), each with its own playstyle and skills.
The overworld has no mandatory fast travel: Oxcarts serve fixed routes and Ferrystones are consumable. A reusable Eternal Ferrystone was added in a June 2026 update, according to RPG Site.
Release facts, mechanics and boss details on this page were checked against these sources on 12 October 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.