Pre-orders for Until Dawn 2 have gone live on the PlayStation Store, and they bring good news for anyone watching their wallet. The PS5 exclusive is priced at £44.99 for the base digital version in the UK – a number that will come as a relief to fans who feared a full £70 price tag.
The US price had not been officially confirmed at the time of writing, but based on the UK figure it is expected to land at $49.99
What You Get With the Digital Deluxe Edition
If you want a little extra alongside the main game, Sony is offering a Digital Deluxe Edition priced at £49.99. That extra fiver gets you two bonus packs:
- Y2K Neon Vibes Pack – themed costumes for all eight playable characters
- Dioramas of Death – a Gallery mode that lets you view each in-game death in detail
Neither bonus affects the core story, but the Dioramas of Death gallery in particular will likely appeal to players who want to catalog every grim outcome the game has to offer.
What Is Until Dawn 2 About?
The sequel follows a group of secretly skeptical ghost hunters who land a TV deal after one of their social media stunts goes viral. Their new gig takes them to an abandoned resort on a remote desert island, where a woman’s story of demons and ghostly phenomena promises a dramatic television debut – though things quickly take a darker turn.
The setup leans hard into the original game’s love of horror movie tropes, this time wrapping the tension around a reality TV concept. All eight playable characters can survive or die depending on your choices, which ties directly into those Deluxe Edition death galleries.
A Pricing Strategy That Makes Sense
The £44.99 price point is notable because it sits well below the standard £69.99 that many first-party and major third-party PS5 releases now carry. It also puts Until Dawn 2 in direct competition with Supermassive Games’ Dark Pictures Anthology titles, which occupy a similar genre space and a similar pricing tier.
The original Until Dawn Remake drew criticism when it launched, with pricing cited as one of the main complaints from players. Coming in under £50 this time around appears to be a deliberate move to avoid repeating that reception. Whether it sets a trend for similar narrative horror titles on PS5 is unclear, but it gives the game a strong opening position in terms of consumer goodwill.
The game was revealed not long ago and already impressed with a recent State of Play trailer that brought the story to a lot of people’s attention for the first time. Given the relatively quick turnaround from reveal to confirmed release date, the January 2027 launch does not feel far off.
Until Dawn 2 Launches 28th January 2027
Until Dawn 2 arrives exclusively on PS5 on 28th January 2027. Pre-orders are live now on the PlayStation Store, with the base digital edition at £44.99 and the Digital Deluxe Edition at £49.99. US pricing was expected to be confirmed shortly after pre-orders opened in that region.
For fans of the original game and the survival horror genre more broadly, the lower-than-expected price makes this one worth keeping on your radar ahead of the new year.