Permafrost Early Access: The Endless Winter Begins
SpaceRocket Games
Survivors, the wait is over.
Permafrost is now available in Early Access on Steam!
The moon has shattered, and Earth is locked in endless winter. The cold is your deadliest enemy.
Explore a vast frozen world, restore abandoned shelters, bring old technology back to life, and find out who's still out there. Some survivors will trade with you, and some will fight you for every scrap.
What Awaits You
- Brave Cold Zones, storms, and hunger in a world where the cold is relentless
- Explore frozen cities, buried forests, caves, and camps full of secrets and rare loot
- Gather resources, craft tools and build your shelter
- Meet survivors, raiders and rival factions - you decide who to trust
- Bring your loyal dog along to scout ahead, warn you of danger, and carry supplies
- Play solo or survive together in online co-op with up to 4 players
Choose your edition
Love Permafrost and want to support the developers even more?
Consider picking up one of the following editions with cool extra content for you to enjoy.
You can choose from:
Companion Edition - Includes the base game and the Official Companion digital book.
Ultimate Edition - Includes everything in the Companion Edition, plus other digital items like the Official Cookbook, the original Permafrost soundtrack and the Permafrost novel.
Early Access and what's next
This is just the beginning - Permafrost is still evolving!
You can learn more about the roadmap here.
Your feedback shapes where Permafrost goes next, so tell us what you love, what you'd change, and what you'd like to see! You can do so either here on Steam or on our Discord server.
Join the community
Community is your key to survival!
Join our Discord to hang out and find survivors to brave the snowstorms with, or share your first impressions in the Steam discussions.
Stay warm out there.
This announcement was originally published by SpaceRocket Games on Steam on Oct 9, 2026.
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