Publisher Team17 and developer Moi Rai Games have released a major free update to their monster-catching adventure game Monster Sanctuary on Switch.

The “Forgotten World” update is now available for players to download on Switch, adding new monsters, a new area, and new features to the game. It was originally planned to launch on June 30th, but appears to have been released early “unintentionally”. That said, the developers have confirmed on Twitter that they will not be rolling back the update, asking Switch owners to be discreet about what they discover until it launches for other platforms.

The DLC released on Switch today. This was unintentional, but we won't revert to not risk save files. Steam/PS/XBox are not ready, which we sincerely apologize for!

To our Switch players: enjoy exploring but please keep the secrets of the Forgotten World until the release 6/30

— moi rai games | Aethermancer | Monster Sanctuary (@moi_rai_) June 21, 2022

You can check out the DLC’s original teaser trailer below, along with a summary of the new additions:

A NEW AREA
Become the first keeper in history to discover the Forgotten World, and its secrets.

Delve deep into the lush environments of the Forgotten World, and make use of your companion’s abilities to explore what will be the most expansive area of the game to date!

NEW MONSTERS

Encounter 9 new, ancient Monsters that were thought to be long extinct as you venture into The Forgotten World – and one new optional Champion Monster! Continue to push your team building skills to the limits, with over 200,000 Monster Team combinations.

NEW GAME MODES

Randomizer

All Monsters in game are randomly swapped around! Randomizer adds infinite replay ability options to Monster Sanctuary. Once activated, this game mode cannot be deactivated.

Permadeath

Once your Monster is knocked out in combat, it is permanently defeated. There is no way to revive them (except for Phoenix Affinity and Charged Rebirth). You can still use the exploration abilities of a defeated Monster. As soon as all of your Monsters are defeated, Permadeath will be disabled and all of your Monsters will be usable again!

Bravery

This mode will allow you to play with a limited selection of Monsters to test your team building skills! You will start with 3 random Monsters. In each area, you will gain one new random egg from a treasure chest found nearby the entrance to the area. You cannot gain any other Monster eggs through any other means, except for story events.

All of them can be combined with each other and New Game+. The existing difficulty modes (Casual, Normal, Master) will also work with these new game modes! These are not recommended for beginners.

NEW SKILLS

Not only do the 10 new Monsters come with new skills, but the skill trees of all Monsters have been revamped with new skill nodes!

NEW LEGENDARY KEEPERS

Discover new legendary keepers to battle and defeat in tactical 3v3 combat!

AND MORE..!

• QoL Changes
• 13 New Equipment Items
• Level Cap Increase

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