Summary
- Path of Exile 2, set to release in early access on November 15, 2024, aims to be a standout sequel in the ARPG genre with its new features.
- The game boasts intricate combat mechanics, a revamped campaign with 6 acts, 100 environments, and 100 bosses.
- Path of Exile 2 introduces local co-op, cross-play, and cross-progression, allowing players to team up with friends seamlessly across different platforms.
Announced during Opening Night Live at Gamescom, the highly anticipated ARPG Path of Exile 2 from developer Grinding Gear Games revealed it will release in early access on November 15, 2024. Path of Exile 2 is the sequel to the popular dark fantasy Diablo-style title that originally launched in 2013, and while it was initially intended to be merely an expansion to the first game, the studio decided to change the game's course by turning it into its very own standalone title instead.
Path of Exile is an action RPG famed for its intricate combat mechanics and sweeping endgame systems. Players can create specialized builds using numerous skills, looted or crafted gear pieces, and Path of Exile's trademark passive tree to take on various challenges. Path of Exile 2 could well be the next big live-service smash and, going by what has been shown so far in its early access trailer, Grinding Gear Games is doing a stellar job at showcasing what the game has to offer.
Path of Exile 2 - Console Announcement Trailer
Coming late 2024, this action RPG will include a couch co-op mode as well as cross-play and cross progression.
Path of Exile 2's early access release will begin on November 15, 2024. The announcement about the Diablo 4 rival was disclosed in a thrilling new trailer during this year's Gamescom Opening Night Live. The early access preview clip showed off some of Path of Exile 2's incredible CGI and also displayed what players will come up against with the game's combat system in the form of massive monsters and a host of new bosses, as well as a hint of the new classes, including Ranger. The sequel looks like it will overhaul and improve almost every aspect of the original while also introducing fresh mechanics, such as a new Skill Gem system.
Path of Exile 2 Early Access Date Announcement
Path of Exile 2' s beta has been delayed a handful of times already, so it's little wonder why the sequel is now hotly anticipated by its established audience. Like many other games in development throughout one of the worst periods in recent history, the sequel had been slowed down by the pandemic, and fans of the franchise had hoped it would release in 2021. Thankfully, now, ARPG enthusiasts only have three months to go before they can finally tuck in.
Up until now, Path of Exile players needed multiple devices if they wanted to play with their friends, but now Path of Exile 2 brings the experience of playing together to local co-op, while also incorporating cross-play and cross-progression. Since the game supports these two important features, players can create new characters to start the adventure together or access their existing characters and team up to explore the endgame content.
Path of Exile II
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 88 /100 Critics Rec: 100%
- Released
- December 6, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Nudity, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Language, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
- Developer(s)
- Grinding Gear Games
- Publisher(s)
- Grinding Gear Games
WHERE TO PLAY
Path of Exile 2 takes place in the land of Wraeclast, a dark continent populated by unique cultures, ancient secrets, and monstrous dangers. A sinister threat, long thought destroyed, has begun creeping back on the edge of civilisation, driving people mad and sickening the land with Corruption.
Path of Exile 2 features a brand new campaign with six acts, 100 distinct environments, 600 monsters and 100 bosses.
Path of Exile 2 features twelve character classes, 240 Skill Gems, hundreds of equipment base types, a six-act campaign, more than a hundred unique boss fights, a deep endgame system and so much more.
Play with your friends without losing any progress with couch co-op, cross-play and cross-progression.
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Path of Exile
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Hack and Slash, MMORPG
