SAN FRANCISCO (May 21, 2025) — Monster Train 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to one of the most acclaimed and influential deckbuilders of the decade, is now available courtesy of Big Fan, a Devolver Digital publishing label, and developer Shiny Shoe (Monster Train). Build an all-powerful deck to battle the Titans, an indomitable, world-destroying force awaiting you in Monster Train 2, out now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S for $24.99. It’s also available to play now via Xbox Game Pass. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/Monster_Train_2/)
Sample Monster Train 2’s unique blend of card-powered combat and tactical unit positioning in today’s all-new launch trailer: https://youtu.be/9um2KbFwHq8
Boasting an immense array of cards to create synergies and design unstoppable decks with, Monster Train 2’s robust offering ensures newcomers and experienced strategists alike are in for a tense new fight brimming with possibility, excitement, and deadly discovery.
Those boarding Monster Train 2 on PC can also choose to grab the Monster Train 2 Supporter Pack, which includes:
- A digital copy of Monster Train 2’s official soundtrack.
- A digital compendium featuring an art book, behind-the-scenes videos, desktop wallpapers, printable posters, and other goodies.
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53532/Monster_Train_2_Supporter_Pack/
Monster Train 2 Features:
- An Innovative Multi-Tiered Battlefield: Each floor serves as a different stage of defense as enemies board and climb your train, fighting to smash your Pyre and cut your trip short. Thoughtfully deploying units to each floor can make the difference between an early demise or a valiant victory.
- Run-altering Variety: Power your train with a range of Pyre Hearts, each carrying distinct offensive or defensive advantages, and align your battle tactics carefully to make the most of them. Unlocking Pyre Hearts not only provides another way to customize your run, but also plays a key role in advancing the story.
- All-New Card Types:
- Equipment Cards: Can be applied to units, giving a variety of buffs or abilities to aid you in battle.
- Room Cards: Add helpful boosts to individual floors of your train, empowering the units within with new strategic advantages.
- A New Class of Playable Factions: Choose from several clans, each with their own specialty:
- The Banished: A group composed of angels and hymnists alike, focusing on stacking valor and the power of heavy equipment.
- The Pyreborne: A ruthless and greedy faction obsessed with gold; wealth is power in a literal sense with this gathering.
- The Luna Coven: A coven of witches who harness lunar power and magic to bring down corrupted foes.
- The Underlegion: A force of decay and renewal, command fungal creatures in a cycle of rot and rebirth.
- The Lazarus League: Brilliant but unhinged scientists crafting volatile concoctions, both harmful and healing, to combat Heaven’s legions.
- Endless Mode: Travel the rails with ever-increasing difficulty to test your skills and see how long you can survive.
- Train Customization: Unlock new parts for your train and customize it to suit your personal style.
- Vast Replayability: Run mutators, Daily and Dimensional challenges, an Endless Mode, leaderboards for competition between friends and the community – a trove of exciting challenges and rewarding fun awaits in Monster Train 2.
Climb aboard the Monster Train 2 express by visiting the game’s Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830), visiting the official site (https://www.bigfangames.com/games/monster-train-2), and receiving future updates from Big Fan and Shiny Shoe on social media and the official Discord channels (https://linktr.ee/monstertrain2).
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About Shiny Shoe
Shiny Shoe is an independent game developer based in San Francisco, California. They are best known for their award-winning title Monster Train and their innovative online co-op roguelike RPG, Inkbound. For more information, visit https://shinyshoe.com/.
About Big Fan Games
Big Fan is a Devolver Digital company. We're a professional group of fans. We love entertainment in all its forms. We love to discover, and we love to share our discoveries with the idea that we can support the creators and fan communities that we are a part of. Big Fan works with some of the best Indie game developers around the world to explore and expand pop culture's most iconic characters, worlds, and experiences into new and original games that people are going to love.
Collectively, we’ve published a lot of different games on a lot of different platforms, based on a lot of different brands. Like you, we’re really into games. But when it comes to “licensed games”, we think there’s a new approach. One where Indie developers get to take some risks and explore things in new and exciting ways. Find us at https://www.bigfangames.com/.