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On the Metacritic listings accessed October 8, 2026, Dragon’s Dogma 2 has an 86 critic Metascore, five points above the 81 listed for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. That is a comparison of separate game-release records and review pools—not a same-platform test. It also does not give a score to the new Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion, a distinct product scheduled to launch October 9, 2026.
How the Metacritic scores compare
| Metacritic listing | Critic Metascore | Critic reviews | User score | Listing context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon’s Dogma 2 | 86 | 83 | 6.5 from 2,689 ratings | Sequel released in 2024; all-platform listing |
| Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen | 81 | 62 | 7.9 from 908 ratings | Older game; the opened Metacritic record identifies the PC listing date as January 15, 2016 |
These figures are from Metacritic listings accessed October 8, 2026: Dragon’s Dogma 2 reviews and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen reviews. Metascores aggregate critic reviews; user scores are a separate measure and should not be treated as interchangeable with them.
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The five-point critic-score difference is a snapshot, not a controlled comparison of matching platform editions. The two listings aggregate different releases and critic-review samples, so the figures do not establish that the sequel scored five points higher on every platform or in every individual review.
Which Dark Arisen is the 81 score for?
The 81 belongs to Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, the older action RPG release—not to a new expansion for the sequel. Steam describes the older game as an action RPG with three AI Pawn companions, multiple vocations, and content set on Bitterblack Isle. Steam’s listing for Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen identifies that game and its features.
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The similar names can cause confusion: Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is a separate, paid expansion for the 2024 sequel. Capcom’s June 10, 2026 announcement calls it an expansion that adds a new story to Dragon’s Dogma 2 and schedules its release for October 9, 2026. As of the October 8 score snapshot, that launch was still a day away. The older game’s 81 Metascore cannot be attributed to this expansion, and no Metacritic score for the expansion is established here.
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For PS5, the expansion is a separate purchase and requires the base game. The US PlayStation Store listing accessed October 8, 2026 showed a price of $29.99 and an October 9, 2026 release date; that price is specific to that market and listing snapshot. See the US PlayStation Store expansion listing.
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On the critic measure alone, the opened Metacritic listings favor Dragon’s Dogma 2 by five points. The user-score figures point in the opposite direction: the sequel listing shows 6.5, while the older game listing shows 7.9. Those are separate rating populations and should be read as different signals, not combined into a single verdict about which game players or critics prefer.
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Metascores and review counts can change as listings update. The useful conclusion is limited to the records and counts shown on October 8, 2026: the sequel had the higher listed critic Metascore, while the older game had the higher displayed user score. Neither figure supplies a review score for the newly announced expansion.
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