Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 out on Switch this month

Interplay Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast have set a final release date for the remastered Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 on Switch. It will be available on July 20, 2022.

Here’s an overview of the game, courtesy of Interplay Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast:

Based in and around the city of Baldur’s Gate itself, the game features 5 playable characters and classes and spans dozens of locations. Featuring the ability to create custom weapons and armor, players can improve items by using runestones and gems while playing through the game’s four difficulty levels; “Easy”, “Normal”, “Hard” and “Extreme”.

Whether choosing the barbarian, monk, necromancer, rogue or cleric, players will have to actively fight through hordes of monsters ranging from Hobgoblins, Ghouls, Golems and dreaded Dragons while dodging attacks and evading deadly traps.

All versions of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 support local co-op play. Now’s the perfect time to grab an ally or brave Baldur’s Gate on the move and play the sequel that defined a generation.

Key Features

– Hack your way or cast powerful spells through over 80 perilous levels
– Hidden areas, secret characters, and hundreds of items to discover, customize, and use
– Forge unique magical weapons and armor to maximize the damage you inflict in battle
– Conquer hordes of beasts and armies of Hobgoblins, Ghouls, Golems and dreaded Dragons
– Compelling single or two-player cooperative modes of play
– Four difficulty levels to challenge even the hardiest adventurer; “Easy”, “Normal”, “Hard” and “Extreme”.
– Fully voice-acted by an all-star cast and two secret characters; Drizzt Do’Urden and Artemis Entreri.
– Local co-op support!
– Fully voice-acted by an all-star cast

We don’t have a new trailer to go along with the release date news for Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 on Switch, but we do have a previous video below.

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 will be distributed digitally on Switch as an eShop download.