Rain World is a challenging Metroidvania-style platformer from Videocult and Akupara Games. In Rain World, players control a vulnerable but nimble "slugcat" as it struggles to survive in a strange and dangerous world. Until now, the only way to brave the game's rain-soaked world was solo, but the Rain World: Downpour DLC, which has just come to consoles following the PC release, changes all that. The 'Downpour' DLC adds 4-player local co-op support, five new playable characters, and more.
The 'Downpour' DLC is comprised mainly of community mods from the PC version of the game. It adds a significant amount of new content:
Breaking New Ground to Explore - Survive and explore ten expansive new regions - featuring thousands of new maps, environments, creatures, and weather anomalies to discover
Five Additional Characters - Each with unique abilities, skill sets, gameplay style, and stories
Challenge Mode - Put your survivability to the test in multiple pre-constructed arena scenarios, adapting to each room as the difficulty increases
Safari Mode - Observe an ecosystem unfold! Revisit areas once explored safely through the eyes of an observer - control and play as other creatures in the game to influence the scene
Jolly Co-Op - Up to four local players can explore and survival all base-game campaigns in this local co-op mode. See if the power of friendship can overcome the treacherous world of Rain World
Expedition Mode - A Rain World randomizer dropping you anywhere in the world with a task to complete some of the game's toughest challenges
It's always great to see a game gain co-op support, even if that support is restricted to a DLC purchase. Rain World is a tough but fascinating game, so fans and dedicated couch co-op teams will surely get a lot out of the 'Downpour' content.
Rain World sells for $24.99 on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and Steam. Rain World: Downpour costs $14.99 and requires the base game to play.