Remnant 2 shows off the drone-wielding Warden character class

It’s been a heck of an adventure, but Remnant 2 is about to wrap up its post-launch content schedule with the new The Dark Horizon DLC, featuring the Warden character class. Much as was the case with, say, the Ritualist, the Warden is DLC-locked, and their specialty is drones.

More specifically, the Warden archetype is a headlining feature of the upcoming The Dark Horizon DLC, which launches on September 24 for $9.99. The general gist of the DLC is that it follows the exact same formula as its two predecessors, The Forgotten Kingdom and The Awakened King. Whereas these DLCs expanded upon Yaesha and Losomn, respectively, The Dark Horizon is all about N’Erud’s horror sci-fi goodness, and the Warden ties into this idea remarkably well.

Remnant 2’s Warden archetype is coming as part of The Dark Horizon DLC, on September 24

If there’s one thing Remnant 2‘s developer, Gunfire Games, is good at, then it’s making engaging and satisfying build crafting options that remain viable throughout the experience. The Warden is particularly exciting in this context, as it comes in as a meaningful expansion of Remnant 2‘s already impressive character class roster. Even more interestingly, you get to equip two archetypes at once, which means you can mix your older Handler character with the Warden to wield both an attack dog and an attack drone all at once, which is awesome.

Remnant 2 was, in many ways, one of the best games of 2023. It had an excellent gameplay loop and a fair difficulty curve, yes, but its insistence on hiding important gear behind weird, out-of-the-box puzzles is what really hooked players onto it. I myself was sold when I learned I had to wait 90 real-world minutes to access the fancy Meridian grenade pistol on the other side of a certain water tank, honestly.

Now, the bit that I myself am disappointed to see is that The Dark Horizon is the final DLC for Remnant 2. Once it comes out, each of the game’s three big “worlds” will basically have doubled in size. However, this also means we’re not going to get anything genuinely new and different in this regard, whereas the original Remnant wasn’t afraid of going totally ham with its DLCs, for better or for worse. A missed opportunity or an excellent way of rounding off base content? Decide for yourself! Whatever the case may be, I’ve got no doubt that The Dark Horizon and the Warden, specifically, will be a joy to play around with. And don’t forget about the boss rush mode, either.