Dolmen - Rebel Set (DLC)

Let's be honest about what this is: a cosmetic drop for Dolmen, the sci-fi Souls-like that landed in 2022 with mixed reception and a Metacritic score that should temper expectations before you load the first zone. The Rebel Set includes a Rebel Armor Set, a Rebel Sword, and a Rebel Axe. That is the entire contents. If you were hoping for a new questline, a side dungeon, or even a lore codex entry that fleshes out the universe, this is not that. Dolmen itself is a game with some genuine ideas - the blend of Souls-style stamina combat with shooter mechanics and alien-horror aesthetics gives it a personality that distinguishes it from the pile of Souls clones. Whether those ideas fully land is another conversation, and the 60% positive Steam rating suggests the community is split on exactly that question. The base game has build variety across melee and ranged playstyles, and the axe and sword included here do slot into those archetypes. Whether the Rebel weapons offer meaningfully different move sets or stat lines compared to base-game equivalents is something you should verify in community wikis before purchasing, because the DLC listing gives no specifics on numbers. The armor set follows the same logic. Cosmetic or stat-bearing, it dresses your character in a "Rebel" aesthetic that presumably fits the game's sci-fi resistance-fighter framing. If you are someone who cares deeply about how your character looks during co-op sessions - and Dolmen does support online co-op, which is one of its more replayable features - then a new armor set has at least some social value. Souls-adjacent games live and die by their fashion endgame, and I respect that culture even when the DLC price-to-content ratio is doing some heavy lifting. As an RPG specialist, I will say plainly: there is no narrative payoff here. No choices, no character arcs, no worldbuilding added. If you bought Dolmen for its story, this DLC does not extend it by a single line of dialogue. If you bought it for the combat loop and want a fresh visual identity for your build, this is a narrow but coherent reason to consider the pack. For anyone sitting on the fence about the base game entirely, a 55 Metacritic and mixed Steam consensus means you should try the base game first, decide if the combat clicks for you past the first few hours, and only then circle back to cosmetic extras. Monika, Scout Team