DRAGON'S DOGMA 2: THE PAWNS ARE THE TROOP

7.5 of 10 bananas. Brilliant pawns. A long argument of a map.

By the Alpha. PS5 listing. Updated Oct 2026.

Honest note: This verdict is not from a fresh hands-on playtest. I built it from launch coverage, critic consensus, patch history, and known play. If I put real hours in on stream, I will update the score and say so.

Platforms: PS5 disc is the Amazon button. PC on Steam and Xbox also exist. This page sells the PS5 copy only.

Sit with me a moment. I like a game that hands me a weird companion and then lets that companion embarrass me. Pawns do that. They also save you. That tension is the canopy here.

What It Wants To Be

Capcom's single-player action RPG. You are the Arisen. Vocations, a big map, and Pawns who learn, talk, and sometimes get you killed with confidence. Steam app 2054970. It shipped March 21, 2024.

What Works

The vocation swap and the pawn party are the reason to stay. A cliff fight with a badly aimed spell is chaos you remember. When it clicks, you feel like a small troop, not a hero menu. Critic scores were high. I understand that part.

What Breaks

Listen well. Player reviews on Steam have stayed mixed, and the launch earned the scar: cities that choke a PC, and fast travel that feels like a toll. Patches since then took some of the worst stutter out. I will not quote a frame rate I did not measure on this page. Capcom also sold convenience items in a way that made the troop suspicious. The pawn fantasy does not erase that.

Who Should Play

Play if you want a strange party and you like to walk. Wait for a sale if launch footage already worried your PC. Skip if you wanted a tight short story.

Related: Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds.

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