Rain World: Downpour Review Summary

Expands significantly on base game: The DLC dramatically expands the base game, adding substantial content, story elements, and new mechanics. It is considered a significant improvement and a must-have for fans of the original game.

Unique campaigns with diverse stories: Each campaign in the DLC offers unique stories, messages, gameplay mechanics, and endings. These campaigns diversify the world and provide different timelines and experiences.

New Slugcats with unique abilities: The DLC introduces multiple new Slugcats, each with distinct abilities and playstyles. These additions enhance gameplay variety and provide fresh experiences through unique campaigns and mechanics.

New creatures and environments: The DLC introduces new creatures, environments, and regions, enriching the game world. These additions include new areas, items, and challenges that enhance the overall gameplay experience.

Expands world and lore: The DLC expands on the game's world and lore, providing a richer and more detailed experience. It adds depth to the story and world-building of the original game.

DLC deviates from original game: The DLC changes the core experience of Rain World, making it more like a traditional game and losing the unique feel of the original. This has led to disappointment among players who enjoyed the base game's difficulty and sense of unfairness.

Story and character issues: The writing and narrative styles differ from the original, feeling unprofessional and off-putting. The story is bland, and character development is inconsistent and out of character.

Spearmaster campaign issues: The Spearmaster campaign is widely criticized for being miserable, not fun, frustrating, and repetitive. It is also noted for being very combat-centric with lots of enemy spam.

Artificer campaign problems: The Artificer campaign is considered too difficult, not fun, and very boring. It can be frustrating due to scavenger interactions and a boss fight.

Gameplay and mechanics frustration: The game can feel unfair and brutally hard at times, with specific creatures and mechanics causing frustration. Some challenges in arena mode are also frustrating and not fun.

Unique slugcat abilities: The game introduces new slugcats, each with unique abilities and gameplay mechanics. These abilities significantly alter the gameplay experience and provide varied challenges.

Multiple unique campaigns: The game features multiple campaigns, each with its own storyline, objectives, and gameplay mechanics. These campaigns add depth and variety to the game.

New gameplay modes: The game introduces new gameplay modes such as expeditions, challenges, safari, and sandbox modes, adding variety and replayability.

Co-op mode added: A co-op mode has been added, allowing for local and multiplayer gameplay, enhancing the social and collaborative aspects of the game.

Unique campaign mechanics: Campaigns like Gourmand and Artificer have unique mechanics, stories, and difficulties, adding variety and depth to the gameplay.

General bugginess: Players frequently mention bugs and general bugginess in the game, indicating a need for overall improvement in stability.

Frequent crashes and freezing: Many players report that recent updates cause the game to crash constantly, and there are issues with the game freezing.

Installation issues: Some players have encountered specific problems with installing the Downpour update.

Audio-mixing problems: There are reports of issues related to audio mixing in the game.

Highly recommended DLC: The DLC is highly recommended by many players for its content and fun factor. It is suggested for those who enjoyed the base game and want more of it.

Play base game first: Many players recommend playing and completing the base game before purchasing or playing the DLC. This ensures a better understanding and appreciation of the additional content.

Recommended for fans of Rain World: The DLC is particularly recommended for fans of the original Rain World game. It is seen as a must-have for those who enjoyed the base game.

Challenging and unique gameplay: The DLC is recommended for those who enjoy challenging and unique games. It offers extreme challenges and unique experiences.

Consider expectations and settings: Players suggest managing expectations and considering specific settings or presets for the best experience. Some recommend using the Classic preset for the Remix mod and avoiding Loading Screen Tips during the first playthrough.

Community fair range: $10.00 - $20.00.

Game completion: 50.0h.

The game initially presents challenges with its steep learning curve and clunky mechanics, but it becomes fun and engaging once players delve into the co-op modes and additional content like new slugcats and game modes.

Reported time to anchor: 2h.

Friction: Steep learning curve; Clunky movement for newcomers; Unfair difficulty at times; Obscure story.

Unlock drivers: Jolly Co-Op mode; New slugcats; Expeditions and challenges.

Lore Enthusiast: Explores the game world thoroughly, engages with story elements, and enjoys the complexity of the game's universe. Motivation: To deepen their understanding and appreciation of the game's lore and narrative. Stance: buy.

Social Co-op Player: Prefers playing with others, enjoys cooperative modes, and values the social aspects of gaming. Motivation: To enjoy the game with friends and experience the unique cooperative gameplay. Stance: buy.

Completionist: Engages with all aspects of the game, completes challenges, and explores various modes and characters. Motivation: To experience all the content the game has to offer and maximize their playtime. Stance: buy.

Monetization: The DLC for Rain World receives mixed but generally positive reviews. Many users find the DLC worth the price due to the substantial amount of new content and gameplay it adds. However, some users feel the need to manage expectations, suggesting that the DLC might not meet everyone's preferences, especially if they have specific likes about the base game. There are also comments about the DLC feeling more like a mod or a different type of game rather than a proper expansion, which could be a point of contention for some players.

External guides: The user feedback highlights a significant dependency on external wikis for game navigation and completing tasks, which users feel detracts from the game's inherent challenge and experience. The reliance on wikis for maps, developer modes, and completing shopping lists suggests that the game's design may be flawed in terms of in-game guidance and difficulty balance.

Secret slugcat code: Players have discovered that typing 'sofanthiel' after downloading the Downpour update unlocks a secret slugcat.

Desire for dating simulator: Some players have expressed interest in or are joking about a slugcat dating simulator.