Overview
- Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Ice-Pick Lodge unveiled Darkwood II for PC on Steam and the Microsoft Store, with no release date announced.
- Set in the 1990s around the dying Aral Sea, the sequel expands the series from forests to deserts, marshes, and deeper waters.
- Core design returns with top-down survival, daytime scavenging and nighttime fortification, no quest markers, and a standalone story.
- Acid Wizard retains ownership of the IP and will oversee and consult on development, while Hooded Horse serves as publisher.
- Outlets report the game is planned as a day-one title on Xbox Game Pass, and coverage notes Ice-Pick Lodge’s recent leadership departure following public allegations.