During the One Six Indie Showcase 2024, we were treated to a trailer for a brand new DLC forRain World. This DLC,The Watcher, looks to take players to unfamiliar territory for a new Slugcat adventure, and fans want it to go as far as possible.
Eagle-eyed players spotted several key detailsRain World‘sThe WatcherDLC trailer, including a lack of Iterators, walking snails, and some fresh-looking animated backgrounds that hint at new environments. The franchise is known for an incredibly complex ecosystem that interlinks as you explore, with every environment impacting the other in some way. But fans want something that cuts deep from the DLC. A region or regions cut off from what we’ve seen before.
Where are the Iterators?
Long before the DLC’s trailer was released,Rain Worldfans on the game’ssubreddithad been discussing what they wanted from it. User ANBpokeball sums up what a lot of other fans want. “Exploring new regions, seeing new creatures, meeting Slugcats other than the protagonist, and getting to meet one of the iterators other than Five Pebbles or Looks To The Moon.”
This would be brilliant. Iterators are massive entities that house entire ecosystems. They’re also said to create the rain that givesRain Worldits name. In the base game and other DLC, you can see other Iterators in the distance when you reach the top of one, as high as you can go.
The featured image for this article shows a Slugcat at that point, and there’s a shocking lack of Iterators. This hints thatThe WatcherDLC could be set at a different time, in a different dimension, or in a region separate from the rest of the franchise.
We can actually look to theAkupara Games pagefor the DLC for some clarity here. “Journey beyond to something, somewhere only ever glimpsed. When the world beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew? Or dive into the unknown?”
It suggests we’ll be somewhere in theRain Worldseries we’ve never actually been able to visit. Part of what makes the franchise so intriguing and gripping is its complex ecosystem that you sneak, run from, and fight your way through across many playthroughs.
From the sounds of it, I’d say we’re heading to a dry location, somewhere the ground cracks and crumbles away from an Iterator. It could reveal the planet’s past below the crust of dirt and away from the fairly familiar territories we’ve known around these large machines. Having playedAnimal Wellearlier this year, I’m excited to play as another creature delving into the depths.
Fans want something new, and the trailer and description certainly make it look like that’s what we’re getting. We’ll have to wait until August 07, 2025, to know for sure, and if you’re new to the series, that should be just enough time to get caught up on everything you need to know beforeThe WatcherDLC drops.
