{"id":1642980,"date":"2026-07-23T21:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wALZKDT7e4sNnqGSSX77Ae"},"modified":"2026-07-23T21:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:31:52","slug":"a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"A new expansion and the ability to be a crow wizard has me enjoying a 10-year-old action RPG for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>I&#8217;m not even that far into my first ever playthrough of Grim Dawn and I can already see why I&#8217;ve heard people praise this game for the last 10 years. It&#8217;s old, sure, but it&#8217;s a surprisingly tight action RPG that despite its age hasn&#8217;t been left to rust.<\/p>\n<p>The developers at Crate Entertainment have kept Grim Dawn from feeling like an action RPG that came out a decade ago. The quality-of-life additions in its final expansion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/grim-dawns-gigantic-final-expansion-will-be-out-in-july\/\">Fangs of Asterkarn<\/a>, do a lot of the heavy-lifting, but even visually the game doesn&#8217;t look that far removed from an older World of Warcraft zone.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been playing quite a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/a-series-of-surprise-updates-has-polished-path-of-exile-2-into-a-juggernaut-thats-about-to-shake-up-the-action-rpg-genre-later-this-year\/\">Path of Exile 2<\/a> lately and was a little scared that Grim Dawn would be far too archaic for me. I think a major reason that hasn&#8217;t been the case is that Fangs of Asterkarn gave it full WASD movement support, a control scheme I have a hard time letting go of in these types of games. It works so flawlessly in Grim Dawn that I would&#8217;ve assumed it was there from the start if I hadn&#8217;t read the patch notes.<\/p>\n<p>My initial class choice inadvertently gave me a taste of some of the OG experience. I went with an occultist, thinking it would be fun to play the closest thing to a spell-casting warlock that I typically play in other games. What I actually ended up with was a character who spent most of their time unloading rifle rounds into monsters rather than infecting them with the plague. I&#8217;m sure there are plenty more spells to work with later on, but I wasn&#8217;t exactly thrilled to be a bulletmancer.<\/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=\"fPeiyFyP9faDpggLdoqktn\" name=\"219990_20260723115512_1\" alt=\"A screenshot of action RPG Grim Dawn. An image of a man wielding two axes with a crow above him is in a list of available classes.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Tyler C. \/ Crate Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fangs of Asterkarn, like any good action RPG expansion, adds a new class to Grim Dawn: the berserker. At first, I thought this was the game&#8217;s take on a shapeshifting druid, which is an archetype I typically avoid. But then I clicked the skill tree node that let me transform into a werewolf and realized that I might&#8217;ve found an exception to the rule.<\/p>\n<p>I spent most of the time with my occultist dragging monsters around in a circle to plink away their health. Playing as my werewolf, I launched at them like <em>I&#8217;m the bullet<\/em>, turning everything into a red mist on impact. It was like playing a different action RPG as I darted from monster pack to monster pack at twice the speed as my previous character. Even though Grim Dawn allows you to pick up a secondary class at level 10, berserker was clearly the better option to start with. Now I&#8217;m cruising through the first act and starting to see the game unfold.<\/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=\"xSAFFbEmUzQhHak9XHSAk\" name=\"219990_20260723120458_1\" alt=\"A screenshot of action RPG Grim Dawn. A player character pounces on enemies as a werewolf and shreds them apart.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time-1.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time-1.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Tyler C. \/ Crate Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m basically playing the villain in some direct-to-video horror flick and it&#8217;s too silly to stop.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>While I was feeling experimental, I decided to see what else berserkers can do. This is when I found something even better than a werewolf. Grim Dawn lets you turn into a big crow who can conjure massive waves of ice that shred enemies apart. There is zero explanation for why the crow is a wizard, which is the best part about it. Going crow mode isn&#8217;t as fast as being a werewolf, but it looks so ridiculous that I&#8217;m finding it hard to go back. I&#8217;m basically playing the villain in some direct-to-video horror flick and it&#8217;s too silly to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead in the skill tree I see that there are some ways to blend the transformations, as well as your human form, for even more power. I&#8217;m aiming to try some kind of low-life build where my damage goes way up while injured. And if I know my action RPGs well enough, there will probably be some unique item that can push this idea even further. I&#8217;m not anywhere close to the endgame\u2014where a lot of Fangs of Asterkarn&#8217;s new additions live\u2014but I&#8217;m excited to see what toys I can play with.<\/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=\"CE4hsx53vi4brsK7sYjyH\" name=\"219990_20260723120749_1\" alt=\"A screenshot of action RPG Grim Dawn. A player character as a crow freezes enemies with waves of ice crystals.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time-2.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time-2.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Tyler C. \/ Crate Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t be saying any of this if the game felt too clunky and dated to play. Grim Dawn absolutely holds up to modern standards and even has convenience that I wish newer games had. You pick up piles of crafting materials and can press a button to send them all to your stash from anywhere in the world. I appreciate some chill inventory management here and there, but it&#8217;s great knowing the stuff that isn&#8217;t gear won&#8217;t have me crawling back to town every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also nice knowing that nothing about Grim Dawn is seasonal. I can load the game up whenever and play it at my own pace without having to worry that I&#8217;m going to miss out on some temporary activity. As much as I like seasonal action RPGs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/after-releasing-a-bummer-of-a-diablo-4-season-blizzard-swoops-in-with-an-update-that-fixes-some-of-its-worst-issues\/\">Diablo 4<\/a>, I do think that format tends to make players worry too much about efficiency and seeing everything each season has to offer before the excitement fizzles out.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the end of Grim Dawn as a game in active development (although I&#8217;m sure patches will keep coming), it&#8217;s an impressive finale. Far too many games get abandoned in a state that makes them extremely hard to get into as a new player. Because Crate Entertainment made sure to massage the kinks out of the game over the years, I&#8217;ve been convinced it&#8217;s worth keeping an eye on to see what it&#8217;s going to deliver next. According to its founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i1pBmWdn_SY\">Arthur Bruno<\/a>, Grim Dawn 2 is already in the early stages of development.<\/p>\n<p>Fangs of Asterkarn is available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2699230\/Grim_Dawn__Fangs_of_Asterkarn\/\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"cb2057ca-86dc-11f1-a6f7-ddacec06bbf0\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"cb2057ca-86dc-11f1-a6f7-ddacec06bbf0\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/a-new-expansion-and-the-ability-to-be-a-crow-wizard-has-me-enjoying-a-10-year-old-action-rpg-for-the-first-time\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not even that far into my first ever playthrough of Grim Dawn and I can already see why I&#8217;ve heard people praise this game for the last 10 years. It&#8217;s old, sure, but it&#8217;s a surprisingly tight action RPG that despite its age hasn&#8217;t been left to rust. The developers at Crate Entertainment have kept Grim Dawn from feeling like an action RPG that came out a decade ago. The quality-of-life additions in its final expansion, Fangs of Asterkarn, do a lot of the heavy-lifting, but even visually the game doesn&#8217;t look that far removed from an older World of Warcraft zone. 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