In case you’re a fan of locomotives and fiendish deck-building technique roguelikes, you’ve got most likely lengthy been within the grip of developer Shiny Shoe’s massively acclaimed Monster Practice. So you may seemingly additionally be thrilled to listen to its beforehand introduced sequel lastly has a launch date – and is coming to PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Swap on twenty first Could.
Shiny Shoe’s unique Monster Practice launched again in 2020, plopping gamers onto an infernal locomotive destined for the center of a frozen Hell. Right here, they had been tasked with keeping off Heaven’s forces – and, crucially, defending the practice’s burning pyre – by means of strategic bouts of real-time card battles enjoying out throughout a number of flooring of the practice. And great things it was too, nonetheless boasting an ‘Overwhelmingly Optimistic’ Steam ranking 4 years after its launch.
Which brings us to Monster Practice 2. This time round, Heaven and Hell’s denizens have shaped a makeshift alliance to deliver down the highly effective Titans – in an journey taking gamers by means of Heaven, Hell, and the mysterious Abyss. To assist of their quest, Monster Practice 2 introduces 5 new clans, new items, new improve playing cards, and harmful new enemies. That is alongside the brand new Room and Gear card varieties – the previous offering particular boosts to the practice itself, and the latter offering bonuses to items when utilized.
On high of that, there’s the brand new Covenant Outpost, which gamers can go to between runs. Right here, they’re going to expertise character interactions because the story performs out, and acquire entry to completely different options. There are unlockable Pyre Hearts, as an example, every mentioned so as to add distinctive performance to gameplay, alongside practice customisation and an improved Logbook.
Moreover, Monster Practice 2’s story is complemented by Dimensional Challenges – promising handcrafted challenges, new Mutators, and beauty rewards – in addition to Every day Challenges, an Limitless mode, plus the Celestial Alcoves the place gamers can expertise a “extensive number of random occasions… and perhaps even a couple of surprises” from past the Monster Practice universe.
Monster Practice 2 launches for Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X/S, and Swap on twenty first Could. And in case you’re curious to see what’s new, a demo’s out there now on Steam.
