Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker

Overview

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker is a Steam DLC connected to Darkest Dungeon®. It was prepared by Red Hook Studios, published by the listed publisher, and released on Oct 26, 2017. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Darkest Dungeon®.

Language and system requirements

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker is available in 12 languages including:

1 regional rating boards including esrb

Recommendations and store value

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker has 584 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker overview details

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

“And all around is the desert; a corner of the mournful kingdom of sand.” -Pierre Loti Hailing from the distant windswept dunes of the east, the Shieldbreaker arrives in the Hamlet! Deadly as a viper, her iron will has been forged in the heat of the blazing desert sun. Though outwardly demure, her emancipation from the barren wastes came at a price so terrible, it haunts her dreams even now... Features: New hero class: the Shieldbreaker Dynamic, tactical skill set for the Shieldbreaker featuring all new combat mechanics including: Armor Piercing, Guard Break, and Stealth Shieldbreaker class-specific trinkets, including a set. 3 New Monsters - frightful illusions from the Shieldbreaker's origin, now slithering forward to infest the Estate New Consumable Item - Aegis Scale, providing a last bastion of protection for when a hero truly needs it. The Shieldbreaker is a powerful ally in the fight to reclaim the Estate and banish the evil that squats in the Darkest Dungeon. A highly-tactical hero with solid damage dealing capability, she truly excels when countering monsters with high protection and those who guard their allies. Her movement, speed, and targeted abilities make her a valuable ally for dismantling intractable monster groups. Though relatively low health, the Shieldbreaker is yet highly survivable in short bursts thanks to her Aegis shield.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Darkest Dungeon®: The Shieldbreaker is listed as a DLC with $3.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, RPG, and Strategy. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.