Fangs of Asterkarn approximate date

[21's bitch]

Quick question about the new expansion's release date.

I know it's supposed to release this year, but do we know whether it's expected to be early or potentially very late in the year? Thanks.

Edit: just to clarify this was a genuine question as i don't keep up with news and am not currently an active player, should've checked around first since this seems to be a frequent question. Thanks to the developer that commented directly!

[gNuff!~©~gNom3™]

nothing concrete yet,
this was the latest "hint" we heard when someone speculated spring

Originally posted by Zantai:

That is definitely the plan.

Originally posted by Safarel:

Yes, and this is main reason why dlc are delayed to spring (contact Microsoft to sertification game/dlc to Xbox takes loooong time)

Um, no, we delayed the expansion because we need more time to make all the things we piled into it over time. Xbox certification has zero to do with it.

Also we definitely never said Spring (we'll see when it's ready). ;)

https://steamcommunity.com/app/219990/discussions/0/601894356967801776/

edit.
all we know besides that is closed/private playtest started 5 weeks ago, whether that means 1 month, 3months or 6 months time left before release is anyone's guess

[Outrageous_Feed5667]

With all due respect to Grim Dawn, it's getting annoying with how long it's taking FoA. If Zantai wasn't such an insufferable stuckup prick about it, I wouldn't even care. But we're talking almost 1.5 YEARS since the announcement for an add-on at this point. Fact of the matter is GD will soon be an entire DECADE old in 2026, and it's starting to show its age. Like 'Dear Crate: Hire some more people, approve some overtime, develop carpal tunnel, I don't care just get this add-on out before the game becomes unstable on next gen computing. It's still a single core game ffs!!! TBA 2025 ain't good enough. At minimum there should be a Q#, like Q2 2025 or something. For as much as they did right, I feel like they are f*cking FoA up royally.

[Zantai]

Originally posted by Outrageous_Feed5667:

With all due respect to Grim Dawn, it's getting annoying with how long it's taking FoA. If Zantai wasn't such an insufferable stuckup prick about it, I wouldn't even care. But we're talking almost 1.5 YEARS since the announcement for an add-on at this point. Fact of the matter is GD will soon be an entire DECADE old in 2026, and it's starting to show its age. Like 'Dear Crate: Hire some more people, approve some overtime, develop carpal tunnel, I don't care just get this add-on out before the game becomes unstable on next gen computing. It's still a single core game ffs!!! TBA 2025 ain't good enough. At minimum there should be a Q#, like Q2 2025 or something. For as much as they did right, I feel like they are f*cking FoA up royally.

Tell me how you really feel.

Frankly, I'm glad we're not in the business of overhiring to rush a project out the door so that we meet an arbitrary publishing deadline, then being forced to let people go when we no longer need them or can't afford to keep them a year or two from now. But who cares about people having jobs or getting injuries as long as you get a DLC, am I rite?

Nevermind the fact that just throwing more bodies at a project doesn't magically just cut development time. People need to be onboarded, ramped up on the project, and they require additional oversight from existing team members until they can fully get into the same mindset and direction the project requires.

We'll release Fangs of Asterkarn when we're happy with the results because we have the privilege and independence from publishers to do so.

P.S. Grim Dawn is not a "single core" game and never has been. Runs just fine on my "next gen computing" hardware I just put together too.

[lectrofly]

Zantai:
Glad to see a developer who doesn't bend to the will of a few players (that also includes my requests). To anyone who gets this "wound-up" over an ambiguous release date for the next DLC: I suggest you go outside and enjoy life for awhile. Fun as it may be, Grim Dawn is ONLY A GAME!...It's not real life!

[Rippler]

Zantai,

I am patiently awaiting the next expansion and am looking forward to another hundreds of hours. Keep up the great work. Buying another copy to support!

Came back to the game recently to find all kinds of new stuff after 800+ hours. I am trying to get used to the dash feature and forget about it way too often. Keep killin’ it.

[Riggs]

Awesome.

Maybe im biased since only been playing less than a month, but the fact that a 9 year old game is getting what looks to be awesome updates is great. (Watched some of a youtuber/dev stream, werewolf and wereraven looks great).

So many things, like almost everything, about this game has so many quality of life, better features than other ARPG's is fantastic. (havnt played a ton since Diablo2 but got tired of Path of Exile 2 after a week and quit that gambling/farming simulator disguised as a game)

And in an industry where 95% of developers release crap buggy and unfinished and lacking content, and maybe fix it after, maybe - complaining about one that takes time for a game and players they clearly care about....well that is a whole huge level of entitlement and stupid.

[Teljaxx]

I would much rather see Crate take their time, and make sure the expansion is nearly perfect, than be impatient and get something now that is barely worth playing.

Though, in a way, people being impatient for the expansion should be seen as a compliment. Because we wouldn't feel that way if this game wasn't already so awesome. Not that that excuses anyone being a ♥♥♥♥ about it, of course. But having so many people so eager to get more Grim Dawn means the devs are doing a great job, so keep it up!

[Stalker Fairy]

Originally posted by Outrageous_Feed5667:

Fact of the matter is GD will soon be an entire DECADE old in 2026, and it's starting to show its age.

And why does that matter?
PoE 1 is 15 years old
Diablo 2 is 25 years old
FFVII is 27 years old
Ocarina of Time is 27 years old
Super Mario Bros 1 is over 40 years old
Tetris is close to 50 years old.

You make it sound like being old is a bad thing. I guess Diablo 2 must suck in your eyes as well.
A good game is timeless; regardless of age.

Hell, people STILL celebrate when games like GTA5 and Skyrim gets re-released for the umptenth time and R* believes that RDR1, a 16 year old game btw, is good enough, to still charge a price comparable to modern games TODAY.

[Daemonic]

I like this Thread. Written by Players and critised by peeps with private profiles. I bet you guys played Grim Dawn on Normal and thought the game is done.... xD BTW, Zantai and his Team are pretty much Legends now in the ARPG Genre. So stop insulting him or his team ffs. Idc when FoA is coming out, if it has the same or even better quality than Forgotten Gods... well then i wont have a life for atleast 2 weeks... This Game is maybe old but gold.

[😒]

Would this be a good time to bring up WASD?

[Faust Wither]

Originally posted by 😒:

Would this be a good time to bring up WASD?

no.

[MyUrp1]

Originally posted by 😒:

Would this be a good time to bring up WASD?

LOL!!!
Of course, not gonna happen, but I'd love it if I could walk and fire my flamethrower at the same time like I can in Synthetik!

[Bludbonez]

Heh, these posts crack me up! I am in no rush for FOA. Why? Because each of the expansions that Grim Dawn released were full and complete expansions. Solid all the way through.

I play many ARPG's, Grim Dawn is the only title on release that is full and complete. All the others, from D4. Last Epoch, POE, POE2 tend to have issues upon release.

I appreciate the devs for Grim Dawn. I know that the game will always bring many hours of enjoyment.

[Outrageous_Feed5667]

2 wrongs make a right sometimes...

[Imonuall]

I really hope there will be a grim dawn 2 one day