Monster Train 2‘s new Clan DLC, The Punished, is out now on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC.
Developer Shiny Shoe and publisher Big Fan Games confirmed the launch today. It costs £6.69 / $7.99 on the Xbox Store and requires the base game. Monster Train 2 itself is an Xbox Play Anywhere title and is included with Game Pass Premium, Game Pass for Console and PC Game Pass, according to the Xbox Store, but The Punished is a separate purchase and is not listed on Game Pass.
The Punished at a glance
- Release date: Out now (10 November 2026)
- Formats: Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC
- Developer: Shiny Shoe
- Publisher: Big Fan Games
- Price: £6.69 / $7.99
- Requires: Monster Train 2 (£20.99 / $24.99)
- Game Pass: The base game is included with Game Pass Premium, Game Pass for Console and PC Game Pass, according to the Xbox Store. The DLC is not listed on Game Pass
A clan that feeds on its own pain
The Punished are led by Archus, Darkness Incarnate. Once an angel of Heaven, he spent his life in the shadow of his older brother, Seraph, tried to overthrow him and was cast into Heaven’s Maw for it. There, the Xbox Store says, he found the power to turn pain into might.
The Clan is built around deliberately damaging your own units. Punish triggers activate when units are hit by friendly spells or abilities, while Bloodshed rewards you whenever a friendly unit takes damage on the same floor. Chained makes enemies take damage alongside your own units, and Tenacious stops friendly damage from landing the killing blow.
During battle, you can spend Ember and discard cards as Tribute to a Monolith, building Devotion throughout a run. Higher Devotion empowers certain cards and grants newly summoned units stacks of Zeal, which increase their Attack and maximum Health.
The last post-launch update
Big Fan says The Punished will conclude Monster Train 2’s series of post-launch content updates. The game has had several free updates since it launched in May 2025, plus the paid Destiny of the Railforged DLC.
You can get The Punished from the Xbox Store now.
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