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Grim Dawn Final Expansion Fangs of Asterkarn Will Launch on PC in July

The release brings the game's largest content update with a new Berserker mastery, an Ascendant endgame mode, and a free 1.3 modernization update, with console availability unconfirmed.

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Now ten years old, dark fantasy ARPG Grim Dawn is still a must-play, and ready for one giant final adventure

Overview

  • Crate Entertainment confirmed on Thursday, May 28 that Grim Dawn: Fangs of Asterkarn will arrive on PC via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store on July 23, 2026, priced at $18.99 or regional equivalent.
  • The expansion is billed as the game's final and largest, expanding the world to more than 6 square kilometers and adding over 60 new bosses plus new monster archetypes and factions.
  • Fangs of Asterkarn introduces a tenth Mastery, the shapeshifting Berserker, and a new Ascendant endgame mode that converts the campaign into persistent high-difficulty challenges.
  • Several systems aim to deepen progression and loot play, including potion customization, affix transmutation, 'awakened' epic items, two roguelike dungeons, and extra Crucible waves for DLC owners.
  • A free 1.3 update will ship with the expansion to modernize the base game with an expanded stash, WASD controls, a UI overhaul, detailed item tooltips, balancing fixes, and HDR lighting, and Crate plans further free post-launch roguelike content; Xbox timing was not mentioned and remains unclear.