Rain World expansion adding new slugcats and areas Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Rain World adding new areas and slugcats in Downpour expansion New slugcats have their own stories and abilities News by Alice O'Connor Associate Editor Published on March 29, 2022 14 comments Those adorable slugcats will return with friends in an expansion for Rain World. Named Downpour, the add-on will include ten new regions with thousands of maps, five new slugcats with their own abilities and stories, and two new modes. I'm certainly interested in the Safari mode which will let us poke around biomes and play as different creatures. Check out the trailer below. Watch on YouTube Downpour incorporates content from More Slugcats, which was originally to be a massive mod. It expands the world a massive amount, with ten regions spread across thousands of screens, including new hazardous weather conditions. Because life as a slugcat wasn't hard enough already. Five new playable species of slugcat are adapted to this expanded world, including the aquatic Rivulet which can breathe underwater, the mouthless Spearmaster which pulls needles from its body to fight and feed, and the Saint with a long prehensile tongue. Each has their own storyline, set at a different time. The new Challenge mode will be yer usual 'survive this horrible arena' situation, while Safari mode will let you revisit areas to enjoy the little simulated ecosystems-and play as other critters to mess with them. Nice diorama you have here, be a shame if a horrible ball of tendrils dropped by. "It's been five long years since the release of Rain World, and our fans have been beyond patient," said James Therrien, co-founder of developers Videocult. "We hope to give them something really special here, which will vastly expand the universe in new and exciting ways, tell incredible new stories, and give players more control of their experience. It's time to kick-off a new era of Rain World, from drips and drops to a Downpour." For now, check out Rain World: Downpour's Steam page for more info. Yes, new publishers Akupara Games (taking over from Adult Swim) confirmed on Twitter, it will cost money. In our 2017 Rain World review, Brendy said the explore-o-survival game is "equal parts astounding and hands-tearing-out-your-hair frustrating". Subsequent patches did tweak some of that frustration, a bit. But as a whole, Rain World is a game which really has lingered in the back of my head. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here