Hammerwatch II's journey to Xbox has been long and perilous. After first launching on Steam in the fall of 2023, the game finally turned up on PlayStation 5 last December. Since then, Xbox gamers who enjoyed the original Hammerwatch and the sublime Heroes of Hammerwatch have been anxiously awaiting their turn at the long-promised sequel. At last, the wait is nearly over because Hammerwatch II will hit Xbox and PlayStation 4 on April 23.

Hammerwatch II, the cooperative action RPG from Modus Games, launched on Steam back in August. Console gamers deserve some pixelated RPG love too, though, and so the game has now arrived on PlayStation 5 and Switch. This highly anticipated sequel promises multiple character classes, tons of quests, a vast (and yet tiny looking) 2D world to explore, and most excitingly, 4 player online co-op.

Back in April, Modus Games announced that Hammerwatch II would be coming to consoles and PC in the summer. Hammerwatch is a top-down, 2D action RPG series with an emphasis on cooperative play. Today, the developer announced that the Steam version of Hammerwatch II will be launching in August, with console versions to follow later in the year. ...

The Hammerwatch series started with Hammerwatch in 2012, a Gauntlet-style action RPG. Heroes of Hammerwatch followed, a super-challenging Roguelike version that I absolutely loved. Modus Games has been teasing the official Hammerwatch II for quite some time, and now the wait is nearly over. The new open-world action RPG sequel will arrive on consoles and PCs this summer, complete with 4-player online co-op.