One of our favorite games of 2025, Monster Train 2, is getting even more content. On February 2, the game gets a paid DLC titled Destiny of the Railforged on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for $9.99. With it comes an all-new game mode called Soul Savior where players have to wrest powerful Souls from the Lifemother and her twisted children. In this mode, players will take on a crew of new bosses, but they can decide the order in which they fight them. Each boss kill earns you their Souls, which can be equipped to cards in the deck for all sorts of powerful effects. As you can imagine, the more Souls you unlock, the greater the possibilities.
This new mode is packed with new monsters, but perhaps the biggest highlight is the new Railforged Clan, which is available to play in all game modes and existing content. The Railforged Clan is the same clan that built the very trains you battle on, and it joins the battle for the first time with two new playable characters. The first is the clan’s leader, Herzal, a renowned blacksmith who crafted the Rail you ride and the Boneshaker featured in the original Monster Train. The other is Heph, a hammer-wielding powerhouse who crafted the Covenant Outpost and the Skullcrusher engine in Monster Train 2.
Developer Shiny Shoe also has free content heading to Monster Train 2 on the same day. All players will get access to the Wurmkin Clan, which has seen its abilities refined to better fit Monster Train 2. It’s yet another Clan from the original Monster Train returning for the sequel. This is just another one of the many free updates the game has already received, including Lost Arsenal and Echoes From the Void.
As someone who really enjoyed the original Monster Train, I was so happy when its sequel was even better. As I mentioned in my review, Monster Train 2 is essentially the perfect sequel, where the developer precisely understood what fans loved about the original game and delivered more of it. It’s one of the most addictive, tactical deck-building games I’ve ever played, and I can’t wait to return with Destiny of the Railforged.
