Capcom releases Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on October 9, with 2,990-yen expansion DLC
In short
Capcom released Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on October 9, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam), priced at 5,990 yen. Owners of Dragon's Dogma 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC can buy the new content as an expansion DLC for 2,990 yen. A day before release, Capcom published a special movie narrated by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda (津田健次郎).
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Capcom released Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on October 9, 2026, an open-world action game for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam). The price is 5,990 yen for both the package and download versions, with the package version available only for PS5 and Switch 2. Owners of Dragon's Dogma 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC can play the new content by buying the Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen Expansion DLC for 2,990 yen. According to ASCII.jp, the Switch 2 version, the first on that platform, is released as a single title combining the main game and the new content. Game*Spark's headline on release day said the PC version has a Metascore of 86. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
On October 8, Capcom released a special movie introducing the game's world, narrated by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda. The adventure is set in Norgan, a frozen northern land where a kingdom once flourished but which is now roamed by monstrous beings and avoided by people. Game*Spark and INSIDE reported that one of the player's missions is to find out why the kingdom of Norgan fell. The game also adds 12 new dungeons in existing regions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
GAME Watch reported that the expansion DLC contains three additional content items. The largest, called 滅びの王土, offers hack-and-slash play in Norgan, where weapons and armour found as loot reveal their value when appraised back at base. Rare equipment once held by past kakusha (覚者), the game's name for the player character, lies at the end of dungeons, and character creation adds new hairstyle and tattoo variations. GAME Watch also reported that pawns created by well-known people, including comedians, athletes and streamers, are to be distributed as official pawns. [ 1 , 4 ]
Alongside the release, Capcom is distributing an update for Dragon's Dogma 2 on existing platforms, ASCII.jp reported. Following usability improvements in June and system improvements in September, the update adds a hard mode, official support for Enhanced PSSR on PlayStation 5 Pro, FSR 3 Frame Generation on PC and support for multi-frame generation in DLSS Frame Generation. The Switch 2 version also includes the hard mode. The game is rated CERO D (ages 17 and over), and a Norgan outfit set is offered as a pre-order bonus for the download version and an early-purchase bonus for the package version. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The title brings Dragon's Dogma 2 to Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time, as a single package combining the main game and the new content, ASCII.jp reported. Alongside the release, Capcom is distributing an update for existing platforms that adds a hard mode, support for Enhanced PSSR on PS5 Pro and frame generation features on PC, according to ASCII.jp.
Key facts
- Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen went on sale on October 9, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam). [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The price is 5,990 yen for both the package and download versions; the package version is only for PS5 and Switch 2. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Owners of Dragon's Dogma 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) can get the new content as the Dark Arisen Expansion DLC for 2,990 yen. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Capcom released a special movie on October 8 narrated by voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The new adventure is set in Norgan (ノルガン), a northern land that was once a prosperous kingdom and has been abandoned. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The game adds 12 new dungeons in existing regions. [ 1 , 3 ]
- An update (TU4.0) for existing Dragon's Dogma 2 platforms adds a hard mode, official support for Enhanced PSSR on PS5 Pro, and FSR 3 Frame Generation on PC. [ 2 ]
- The game is rated CERO D (ages 17 and over). [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The game was released on October 9, 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The game costs 5,990 yen, and the expansion DLC costs 2,990 yen. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The platforms are Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam). [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Kenjiro Tsuda narrated the special movie Capcom released on October 8. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The new adventure takes place in the northern land of Norgan, once a kingdom's territory. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- Game*Spark's headline says the PC version has a Metascore of 86. Only one outlet reports this, and only in a headline without article text.
- The expansion DLC contains three new content items, the largest offering hack-and-slash play in Norgan. Only GAME Watch describes the DLC's contents this way.
- Celebrity-made pawns are to be distributed as official pawns. Only GAME Watch reports this, without naming the people involved.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- October 8: Game*Spark reports Capcom's release of a special movie narrated by Kenjiro Tsuda. [ 1 ]
- October 8: ASCII.jp reports the movie and details the TU4.0 update for existing platforms. [ 2 ]
- October 8: INSIDE reports the special movie and the Norgan setting. [ 3 ]
- October 9: GAME Watch reports the game goes on sale that day. [ 4 ]
- October 9: Game*Spark reports the release, with its headline citing a PC Metascore of 86. [ 5 ]