A series of surprise updates has polished Path of Exile 2 into a juggernaut that's about to shake up the action RPG genre later this year

Key art of a Path of Exile 2 sorceress in tattered robes and magically levitating small disks.

Grinding Gear Games is on a roll. Despite announcing that the most recent expansion to Path of Exile 2 would be its last update before it leaves early access later this year, the patches keep coming.

Earlier this week, the developer surprised everyone with a whole new box of toys to play with: an entire skill tree for one of its new side activities and a massive upgrade to Unique items that opens the door for tons of new ways to play through its campaign. The final pieces of PoE 2 are starting to fall into place and it's shaping up to be one of the most ambitious action RPGs I've ever played.