

These modifications are often called "mods" in short, and may range from small changes and tweaks to complete overhauls of the original gameplay. Modifications that violate the GNU GPL v.3's guidelines, those allready mentioned or others, are considered illegitimate and sooner or later get forced to withdraw from most platforms of public distribution (it should be noted that although monetization in the form of having to buy the game, in-game advertisements or of extra content only available after purchase is disliked by many PD players, it is not against the GNU GPL v.3 license's guidelines). The license provides a general framework for all open source software, but its requirements most relevant to PD modding are that credit should be given to the original source material's developer(s) and that the source code of the new game has to be also public and so open to new modifications itself. Starting from the 27th July 2014, the developer of Original PD, Watabou / Oleg Dolya, has made the game's code public and as a consequence has allowed the development of modifications for it by various secondary developers, as Pixel Dungeon has become since an open source application with its modifications having to follow the guidelines of the General Public License GNU General Public License v.3.

There are plenty of mods out there made by the fan community to help make the game easier and more forgiving. However, in the meantime, fans of the franchise can replay the original and even make it a little easier on themselves with a mod or two.

Updated January 13th, 2021 by Meg Pelliccio: Fans are still excitedly awaiting the release of Darkest Dungeon 2, which is due to launch in early access on the Epic Games Store sometime this year.

Check out these mods that lighten up the Darkest Dungeon. Certain gameplay mods are readily available and can make the game feel more subjectively fair. Still, thanks to the PC modding community, you can soften the Darkest Dungeon's blow to your sanity by "adjusting" certain aspects of the game. RELATED: 15 Games That Give You A Hard Time For Being A Jerk
