---
title: Gurk II
category: game
official: true
slug: gurk-ii
developer: Larva Labs (Matt Hall & John Watkinson)
released: May 13th, 2011 (Android)
devsite: https://www.larvalabs.com/
play: removed
appstore: removed
fandom: https://gurk.fandom.com/wiki/Gurk_II
---

**Gurk II, the 8-bit RPG** is the sequel to [Gurk](/gurk), released on the
Android Market by Larva Labs on May 13th, 2011. It keeps the series' one-handed,
tile-based design and adds quests, NPCs, music, potions and ships.

The first game was free; Gurk II sold for $0.99. Larva Labs' store copy joked
that *"your $1 couldn't possibly go any further now, or back in the day."* The
download is around 1.0 MB.

## Features

It added the following features not present in Gurk:

- **Quests and NPCs**: a quest log and townspeople to talk to
- **Music and sound**: a full MIDI soundtrack (composed in the 1990s and
  repurposed for the game) plus compressed sound effects
- **Ships**, chartered to reach new stretches of the map
- **Potions**, summoned monsters, and area-of-effect spells
- Stat rolling at character creation
- The **Larvatron 86** heads-up display, used across the rest of the series


## Story

Four dragons are scattered across the land, and behind them stands the daemon
Daako. Your party starts in the town of Barrow Keep, picks up quests against orc
raiders and a goblin king, and works outward through Auldenham and Wauldish
Castle, chartering ships to reach the Farren Marsh and the merfolk kingdom as
Daako's return becomes clear.

## Availability

Gurk II has been delisted from both Google Play and the App Store. Only
[Gurk III](/gurk-iii) remains purchasable, on iOS.

## Inspirations

- [Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IV:_Quest_of_the_Avatar)
- [The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bard%27s_Tale_II:_The_Destiny_Knight)

## Related Games

- [Gurk](/gurk)
- [Gurk III](/gurk-iii)

## External articles

- [Larva Labs quietly releases 8-bit retro RPG sequel called Gurk II](https://www.droidgamers.com/tag/gurk/) — Droid Gamers, May 13th, 2011
- [Gurk II, the 8-bit RPG](https://giantbomb.com/wiki/Games/Gurk_II_the_8_bit_RPG) — Giant Bomb wiki
- [Gurk II](https://kotaku.com/games/gurk-ii) — Kotaku game hub
- [Gurk II walkthrough and details](https://gurk.fandom.com/wiki/Gurk_II) — Gurk, the 8-bit RPG Wiki
- [Larva Labs Interview](https://myboxeduniverse.wordpress.com/interviews/larva-labs-interview/) — My Boxed Universe

## Screenshots

![Turn-based combat against a giant crab aboard a ship](/screenshots/gurk-ii/1.jpg)
![Lady Alwyn's equipment screen](/screenshots/gurk-ii/2.jpg)
![A chartered ship on the palm-lined coast](/screenshots/gurk-ii/3.jpg)
![Approaching a walled settlement](/screenshots/gurk-ii/4.jpg)