Permafrost characters

Player character · Engineer

The engineer who can rebuild almost anything — and survives the wild almost not at all.

Named survivor · Leader of Robyn’s Hood

The organised end of the survivor spectrum — and the name behind Robyn’s Hood.

Named survivor · Hauler / Logistics

If it moves, he moves it — the logistics survivor in a game where carry weight is a real threat.

Named survivor · Field medic / Researcher

The science-and-medicine survivor — the reason a ruin is worth restoring, not just looting.

Named survivor · Fighter / Frontline

The hard-end survivor — the one the factions’ territory disputes are usually about.

Named survivor · Unknown / Encounter

The unsettling one — reported as the survivor (or thing) the cold leaves changed.

Seven survivor groups

Robyn’s Hood, Resistance, Scavengers, Ex-Military, Technocrats, Runners, Moon Cult.

Map & regions

Eleven named locations, from Horizon to White Hell.

Survival systems

The cold, warmth, hunger, progression — what actually kills you.