Monster Train 2 Launching on May 21, Coming to PC & Consoles – Steam Demo Available Now

No kidding. This is not a drill. Monster Train 2 will be in your hands in under two months. If you haven’t already, please enjoy the trailer (watch below), wishlist the game, and get ready for five all-new clans, dozens of new cards, and surprises of all shapes and sizes. As we ramp up towards launch, we’ll be back at a regular cadence giving you deep dives into Monster Train 2’s new content, from clan deep-dives to new game mode reveals and more. All aboard.

If you’ve spent enough time on the internet, you already know what today is about. It’s about goofs. It’s about tricks. It’s about “pulling a fast one.” April Fools’ Day in the video game world is a particularly special time for video game studios like us. With the right April Fools’ Day announcement, your game can land at the top of the gaming news sites and subreddits.

So we’ve studied the history of the holiday, run the simulations and crunched the numbers, and found that these days there are two key paths to April Fools’ Day success:

• A) Put out an announcement so “too good to be true” that eventually we have to follow through on it.

or

• B) Release a shallow dating sim/visual novel with a comedy twist, doing a disservice to the entire dating sim genre.

For yesterday’s April Fool’s Day, the choice was crystal clear: the world isn’t ready for the Monster Train dating sim “You Stole My Pyre Heart!” We’re going to go with option A…This does not exist, please do not ask for it. We’re giving you Monster Train 2. Please.

With five all new clans, dozens of new cards, and many new modes, Monster Train 2 is going to be off the rails! Wishlist on Steam and play the demo today! Developed by Shiny Shoe. Published by Big Fan Games.

It’s official. Monster Train 2 is Steam Deck Verified
“So what?” you say, “I’ve already been playing the Monster Train 2 demo on my Steam Deck for weeks!” Yeah, fair. But before today it wasn’t 100%-cerified, Valve-endorsed, Half-Life-3-confirmed, solid-gold verified.

So what does this mean?
Firstly, it means that Monster Train 2 has the thumbs-up to perform well on your Steam Deck. The controls are going to function exactly like you’d expect. No fumbling around with a simulated mouse on the trackpad (although you can still do that if you want!). Text readability is going to be big, clear, and crisp. We could go on and on, but you know what to expect here.

But the real power of Steam Deck Verification comes in the form of validation. A newfound sense of pride as you remind folks just how far the Monster Train 2 Steam Deck experience has come. Here’s a scenario: You’re sitting in traffic, playing Monster Train 2 on your Steam Deck. A police officer approaches your vehicle.

“Excuse me, you can’t play Monster Train 2 while you’re driving”

That’s where you’re wrong, pal. Because Monster Train 2 is STEAM DECK VERIFIED.

You’re somehow years younger, back in school. Despite this nightmare scenario, you have your Steam Deck and a copy of Monster Train 2. As you attempt to escape into the zen-like deckbuilding of Monster Train 2, your teacher stops mid-lecture and tells you that you can’t play Monster Train 2 in class. This is INCORRECT. Why? Because Monster Train 2 is STEAM DECK VERIFIED.

There are thousands of reasons why being Steam Deck Verified is important, and it’s up to you to find them. Spread the news, dear reader – and share your own stories of Monster Train 2 Steam Deck Verification in the comments. For today your life has changed. Monster Train 2 is now Steam Deck verified.