Rain World: Downpour introduces us to its bizarre new slugcats

What’s cuter than one slugcat? Five slugcats, in fact. Rain World’s main upcoming growth, Downpour, is 

Downpour options 5 new evolutions of Slugcat, every with their very own abilities and personal story to inform, and at the moment’s new trailer gave us a rundown of every one’s strengths, weaknesses and playstyle ideas. Handy, contemplating the unique Rain World was described by our evaluate as “among the bleakest and most punishing” worlds we have ever seen.

The Rivulet is an axolotl-looking fella who can breath underwater, whereas the Spearmaster has, err, a spear for a tail. Very helpful for nabbing meals.The saint, in the meantime, will not even contact a spear, preferring as a substitute to keep away from battle in any respect prices through the use of its tongue as a grappling hook to swing round.

Each appears like they will present particular, fascinating new methods to expertise Rain World, must you ever tire of the default slugcat expertise. Of course, they’re all nonetheless completely cute in their very own creepy approach, and nonetheless extraordinarily susceptible to the hostile ecosystem they discover themselves in.

Rainworld: Downpour remains to be listed as Coming Soon, however you’ll catch the slimy little slugcats once they finally launch over on Steam.