There are countless brand new games to get excited for that came out this year, but some titles that are years old are still giving. It’s not rare forexceptional multiplayer gamesto have life spans far beyond their initial hype and release, but even single-player titles can often survive with loyal fanbases for many years. Good DLC can keep giving players more of what they loved about the base game, and 2020 saw a flood of story, multiplayer, quality of life, and expansions DLCs for all types of games new and old.
Some of the DLCs listed here are payed expansions while others aremassive free content drops. From new characters and classes in co-op and fighting games to continued story exploration for linear story based games and MMOs, there’s extra content listed here that will please fans of practically any genre. Rather than listing these DLCs by importance, they will be in alphabetical order by the title of their base games.
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10Borderlands 3 - Krieg DLC
Borderlands 3is a worthy successor to the series that crystalized the looter-shooter genre and gave every co-op FPS game a level of popularity to aspire to. The endless variation in guns, instantly recognizable artstyle, and over-the-top humor are all important parts of theBorderlandsbrand, but ultimately the combat is the main draw. TheKrieg DLC forBorderlands 3expands the story and adds tons of loot, and although the Krieg DLC is shorter than some of the others, its re-introduction of an extremely fun character and on-brand storytelling make it well worth picking up.
9Control - The Foundation
Controlwas one of the most impressive and beautiful games of 2019, with fantastic art direction, a spectacular story, and proper utilization of ray tracing technology to boot. As a story experience, it’s hard to beat a psychological horror mystery made by the developer ofAlan Wake, so more of that greatness is exactly what fans wanted from DLC expansions.The FoundationDLC continues the story with protagonist Jesse Fadenas the new head of the Bureau, and builds out the exciting setting while still keeping enough mystery for players to fall in love with it even further.
8Doom Eternal - The Ancient Gods Part 1
Doom Eternalwas a 2020 title, but it’s never too early for more content.The Ancient Gods Part 1DLC is the first DLC to release for what is now known as one of the best single-player shooters in years. The newDoomremakes are as fast-paced and challenging as the classic shooters that made the name legendary to begin with, but they add all the considerations that make modern games more user friendly. After carving their way through the base campaign and masteringDoom’s challenging combat,The Ancient Godspresents players with more of the same, but harder. For people who can’t get enough of thepunishing difficultyDoomdishes out,The Ancient Godswill scratch the right itch.
7Elder Scroll Online - Greymoor
Elder Scrolls Onlinecontinues to deliver more adventures in Tamriel with all the trappings of a very competent MMORPG, and regular expansions have kept fans entertained while showing off the creativity ofESO’s developer when coming up with new regions to explore. The newest expansion, though, goes back to some nostalgic territory, opening up a familiar section of Skyrim. For fans of the legendary open world RPG, it’s a fun romp through memorable locations, butGreymooralso adds new territory in Blackreach too. This area largely unexplored in 2011’sSkyrimand is beautifully rendered. With some nostalgia, some more original content, and a fewnew game systems for loot,Greymooris a satisfying addition.
6Ghost of Tsushima - Legends
Ghost of Tsushimawas a massive hit for Sucker Punch, earning the player’s voice award at the 2020 Game Awards for its stunningly beautiful environments, great gameplay, and satisfying story campaign. As an extremely popular story-focused RPG,no one expectedGhost of Tsushimato get a multiplayer mode, but that’s exactly what fans got.Ghost of Tsushima: Legendsadds a variety of co-op modes with a supernatural flair, differentiating it from the base game but nonetheless making one of the year’s best titles even more appealing.
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5Mortal Kombat 11- New Characters
Mortal Kombat 11is the go-to option for both seriously competitive fighting game adherents or just casual players looking to duke it out and attempt hyper-violent fatalities on each other. BecauseMortal Kombat 11is published by Warner Brothers, it has also been treated to some of thefunniest and coolest DLC charactersthis side ofSmash Bros. There are plenty of fan-requestedMortal Kombatcharacters like Sheeva, Shang Tsung, and Mileena inMortal Kombat 11’s DLCs, but RoboCop, Rambo, The Joker, The Terminator, and Spawn are all playable fighters too. There’s plenty to say aboutMK11’s time-tested combat mechanics, but frankly, the fact that two friends can play Rambo vs. Terminator speaks for itself.
4Pokemon Sword and Shield - Crown Tundra
TheCrown TundraDLC is some of the best content available inPokemon Sword and Shield. It may be short, but it sure is sweet, withplenty of legendary Pokemon to track down and capturein interesting ways. Like its predecessorIsle of Armor,Crown Tundrais one big wild area, but it offers a lot more freedom of exploration in its sandbox. It also includes a new game mode, Dynamax adventures, which helps add a lot more value to a relatively short story expansion.
3Remnant: From the Ashes - Subject 2923
AsSouls-likes go,Remnant: From the Ashesis one of the most unique. It is clearly inspired by FromSoftware’s genre-defining RPGs, but it adds so many of its own ideas as to stand on its own as a totally new experience. ASouls-like shooter with partially-randomized level design adds a huge amount of replayability and is a completely different take on a genre that is usually extremely focused on melee combat. In aRemnantinterview with Game Rant, it was revealed that theSubject 2923DLC has story elements and mechanicsthat the developers had always wanted to explore, wrapping a neat bow on the game’s story. It adds a wealth of discoverable lore, new weapons, and of course a massive new region to explore and fight challenging enemies in.
2Super Smash Bros: Ultimate- Minecraft DLC
Super Smash Bros: Ultimatehas a massive roster of characters from all corners of gaming, which makes the extent to whichMinecraft’s Steve (and other characters) have been incorporated into the brawler all the more impressive. Every map in the game had to be updated to accommodate their mining and crafting abilities, which make Steve completely different from any other character but still a blast to play as. TheMinecraftDLC might not totally change the game for good, but it certainly shows once again how goodSmash Brosis at consistently surprising and delighting players with new content that goes far beyond what anyone could predict.
1Total War Warhammer II - Warden and the Paunch
Most RTS games conjure up images of hyper-realistic warfare, deep strategy, and byzantine mechanics, butTotal Warhas always been a beacon of streamlined fun combined with big-battle spectacle.Total War Warhammeradds the massive Warhammer fantasy setting to that mixture, allowing players to battle with dinosaurs, pharaoh skeletons, steampunk rats, zombie pirates, and countless other factions.Total War Warhammer 2has been kept alive and vibrant with constant updates, but the recentWarden and the Paunchexpansion added extremely fun new mechanics for both the high elves and the greenskins (orcs.) Whether players choose to be a vengeful warlord capturing enemy lords or a comically over-stuffed goblin commanding hordes of minions, this DLC was one of the best expansions to the game so far.
