Monster Train 2’s “The Punished” DLC Unleashes a Self-Damage Clan of Fallen Angels
Shiny Shoe has released The Punished, a new playable clan for Monster Train 2, out now on Steam for $7.99. Billed as the roguelike deckbuilder’s final planned piece of post-launch content, the DLC trades raw aggression for a risk-reward playstyle built around hurting your own units to make them stronger.
Who Are The Punished?
The Punished are a band of dark angels and assorted heavenly outcasts led by Archus, a warrior the game’s marketing calls “Darkness Incarnate.” Where Monster Train 2’s existing clans lean on fire, frost, or toxin, this roster is built around punishment and sacrifice: dealing damage to your own creatures becomes a resource rather than a cost.
The Monolith and the Price of Power
The clan’s signature piece is the Monolith, a static structure that sits in the train car alongside your units. Cards can be sacrificed directly to the Monolith in exchange for Zeal, a buff that strengthens the rest of your board. Shiny Shoe CEO Mark Cooke has described the design goal as a deliberate risk-reward loop, where players spend their own units’ health for a bigger payoff later in a run. It’s a similar build-around-the-gimmick structure to The Railforged, the hammer-swinging clan added in February, but the payoff here runs through pain instead of momentum.
Standout Cards and Gear
A handful of cards hint at how the clan plays. Reaper of Suffering is a 60-attack, 25-defense sweep unit that starts suppressed the first time it’s played, trading an awkward opening for a devastating late game. Scarred Justicar gains +15 attack through a new keyword called Punish, rewarding units that have taken damage. Collector of Sorrows, a hooded figure with an ability called Restitution, converts suffering into card advantage. On the gear side, the common equipment item Shackles of Spite grants +10 HP and doubles a unit’s damage output whenever its health drops to 50% or below — a tidy summary of the clan’s entire philosophy.
Where to Get It
The Punished is live now on PC via Steam for $7.99, on top of the $24.99 base game; Shiny Shoe has also confirmed ports to iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch 2 later this year. Monster Train 2 has drawn more than a million players since its 2025 launch, and this release is pitched as the studio’s last major content drop for the game. Picking it up — or topping up Steam Wallet credit to grab it alongside other new releases — is easiest through a Monster Train 2 PC key, with the rest of this week’s PC game deals also worth a look.
