Arrowhead has been diligently updating its Gauntlet reboot since launch with balancing, fixing bugs and fleshing it out with more online features. The biggest update yet was released today, containing not only an new game mode that will hopefully lengthen its lifespan, but a new character class – a Necromancer named Lilith. Gauntlet Legends had some weird classes (Minotaur, Falconess…) but for the most part the series is known for its four iconic characters: the Warrior, the Valkyrie, the Wizard and the Elf.

The new game mode is a wave-based survival mode that will be updated with new maps and leaderboards every “season”, similar to most Blizzard games. New seasons also bring season-specific capes, which are a new cosmetic piece of equipment for your character.

Ideally this update will encourage more people to play Gauntlet and for longer, as I feel this game was really under-appreciated. As much as I want this to be the little-reboot-that-could, my hopes are not high for this attracting anyone who wasn’t already here. That sucks for those people!

Read our review of Gauntlet here.