{"id":1195559,"date":"2026-02-18T04:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nDVhUpe5jesbSXPjZSdBdn"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:28:41","slug":"titan-quest-2-early-access-delayed-due-to-a-lot-of-noise-from-arpg-competitors-but-the-developers-say-closed-playtest-results-have-been-incredibly-motivating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/titan-quest-2-early-access-delayed-due-to-a-lot-of-noise-from-arpg-competitors-but-the-developers-say-closed-playtest-results-have-been-incredibly-motivating\/","title":{"rendered":"Titan Quest 2 early access delayed due to &#8216;a lot of noise&#8217; from ARPG competitors, but the developers say closed playtest results have been &#8216;incredibly motivating&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>I have unfortunate news for everyone else who spent too much time reading about Greek mythology when you were a teen: We can&#8217;t play Titan Quest 2 as soon as we&#8217;d hoped. In a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1154030\/view\/517461245625892873?l=english\" target=\"_blank\">Steam news post<\/a> today, developer Grimlore Games announced that the Ancient Greek Diablo-like&#8217;s early access launch is being pushed back to summer.<\/p>\n<p>Considering it was originally announced as a Winter 2024\/2025 release, we probably shouldn&#8217;t be surprised, because, you know. That was a season ago. The reason, Grimlore Games said, is that it was &#8220;closely monitoring the market and realized there was a lot of noise with regards to ARPG in our targeted release window.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"GunNtxgBxGoKCMCTXDztYc\" name=\"ss_652e4e64b08ef15d1d38a6299e262f1d7440a1b4\" alt=\"A Titan Quest 2 player leaps at a giant enemy crab with an axe.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/titan-quest-2-early-access-delayed-due-to-a-lot-of-noise-from-arpg-competitors-but-the-developers-say-closed-playtest-results-have-been-incredibly-motivating.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: THQ Nordic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If anything, that&#8217;s an understatement. In the last six months, Path of Exile 2 hit its own early access launch, embarking on a rollercoaster of difficulty discourse and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/strategy\/path-of-exile-2s-nerf-happy-update-has-the-playerbase-revolting-review-bombing-their-baby-and-scorning-the-developers-promises-like-reading-a-blizzard-post-on-fixing-diablo-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">disastrous patch rollouts<\/a>. Diablo 4, meanwhile, is causing upsets with ever more <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/diablo-4-players-arent-happy-with-the-latest-usd150-berserk-collaboration-accusing-it-of-being-boring-and-overpriced\/\" target=\"_blank\">expensive cosmetic bundles<\/a>. And while those two heavy hitters stir up turmoil, Last Epoch has emerged as a Diablo-like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/path-of-exile-2-backlash-gives-last-epoch-a-150-000-player-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\">dark horse for discontented loot goblins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, yeah. Things are a bit loud in ARPGs at the moment. Probably better for Titan Quest 2 to wait for the volume to die down. But despite the delay, Grimlore said it&#8217;s gotten &#8220;incredibly motivating&#8221; data from its closed demo playtest in March, which contained the game&#8217;s introduction chapter, Mastery selection (subclasses, basically), and a boss fight with what looks like some kind of giant, horrible griffin.<\/p>\n<p>In a refreshing case of game development transparency, the studio shared some of the numbers from its playtest survey, and the responses from early testers sounds promising. 92% of surveyed players reported a &#8220;very positive experience,&#8221; which includes the 66% of players who described themselves as recent Titan Quest players or TQ1 experts. Good sign if the diehards are pleased.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"GggwzKV7jU8TmnkbL6u5Xj\" name=\"ss_338af600024c0f77139056e11cc601e1398c1dd0\" alt=\"A Titan Quest 2 player deflects an attacking sorcerer's lightning spell with a hoplite shield.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/titan-quest-2-early-access-delayed-due-to-a-lot-of-noise-from-arpg-competitors-but-the-developers-say-closed-playtest-results-have-been-incredibly-motivating-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: THQ Nordic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grimlore said results were similarly positive for the game&#8217;s atmosphere, quests, and combat design, with players reporting\u2014on a scale of 1 to 6\u2014an average difficulty rating of 3.6.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a good place to be\u2014challenging but not unfair,&#8221; Grimlore said. &#8220;We want to strike a balance between engaging combat and an experience relaxing enough to enjoy after a long day.&#8221; Given my own appreciation for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/path-of-exile-2-makes-buildcrafting-more-approachable-than-ever-but-im-glad-i-can-still-sleepwalk-through-screenfuls-of-skeletons-in-the-original\/\" target=\"_blank\">casually blowing up screens of skeletons<\/a>, that&#8217;s reassuring to hear.<\/p>\n<p>The studio did acknowledge areas that players identified as needing some improvement, however\u2014namely that some described the combat as feeling a little low tempo. Grimlore said its goal is to make combat feel &#8220;tactical and meaningful, but it should never feel sluggish,&#8221; and that it&#8217;s &#8220;looking into improvements.&#8221; Work&#8217;s also been done to alleviate struggles that some players had with aiming abilities during fights.<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t know when exactly to expect Titan Quest 2&#8217;s early access launch this summer, but the developers said they &#8220;hope to be able to announce a fixed date very soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/titan-quest-2-early-access-delayed-due-to-a-lot-of-noise-from-arpg-competitors-but-the-developers-say-closed-playtest-results-have-been-incredibly-motivating\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have unfortunate news for everyone else who spent too much time reading about Greek mythology when you were a teen: We can&#8217;t play Titan Quest 2 as soon as we&#8217;d hoped. In a Steam news post today, developer Grimlore Games announced that the Ancient Greek Diablo-like&#8217;s early access launch is being pushed back to summer. Considering it was originally announced as a Winter 2024\/2025 release, we probably shouldn&#8217;t be surprised, because, you know. That was a season ago. The reason, Grimlore Games said, is that it was &#8220;closely monitoring the market and realized there was a lot of noise with regards to ARPG in our targeted release window.&#8221; (Image credit: THQ Nordic) If anything, that&#8217;s an understatement. 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