Big Fan Games and Shiny Shoe released 'The Punished' DLC for Monster Train 2 on November 11 KST. The content adds a new playable clan to Monster Train 2, which has surpassed 1 million cumulative players.
Published by Devolver Digital subsidiary publisher Big Fan Games and developed by Shiny Shoe, this DLC is out on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox. A launch trailer was also released alongside the launch. Monster Train 2 is scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, and Android in 2026, and the DLC will also be available on these platforms.
The new clan, 'The Punished', is led by playable champion 'Archus, Darkness Incarnate'. Operating by dealing damage to allies and turning it into combat power, 'Punish' triggers when a unit takes damage from friendly spells or abilities. It also utilizes 'Bloodshed', which rewards players whenever a friendly unit on the same floor takes damage.
The effect that transfers damage taken by allies to enemies is 'Chained'. 'Tenacious' prevents friendly damage from delivering the killing blow to protected units. Combining various effects around strategies that inflict damage on allies is the defining feature of the new clan.
At 'The Monolith', another core pillar of the clan, players can offer tributes by spending Ember and discarding cards. The 'Devotion' accumulated through this persists until the end of that run. As 'Devotion' increases, specific cards grow stronger, and newly summoned units are granted 'Zeal', which increases their attack power and maximum health.
Monster Train 2 is a deckbuilding roguelite game where angels and demons form a temporary alliance to face enemy factions seeking to end the world. Building upon the three-floor vertical combat system evolved from its predecessor, players construct decks by leveraging the unique strengths of each clan and combining synergies between cards. Press releases introduced this DLC as the final piece of content in Monster Train 2's post-launch updates.
