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Biomes

Frozen tundra, glacier, ice forest, frozen city — what each one costs you.
Gear

Clothing, tools, weapons — described by mechanic, not made-up stats.
Systems

Cold, warmth, hunger, progression, co-op — each with an explicit "unmeasured" list.
World

The cast, the factions and the frozen map — the story side of survival.
Guides

Original long-form guides, every number traced to a source.
Tools

Four calculators that turn a decision into a number.
Compare

Permafrost against other games, and biomes against each other.
Release

9 October 2026, Early Access.
News

Official timeline only — no rumour recycling.
Sources

Where every number comes from, and what is still unmeasured.
Faction reported

The Runners

Courier / rapid-transit survivor network

The couriers of the white hell — fast, light, and always moving.

The Runners are reported as the faction built around speed and movement — the couriers who cross the deadly distances between safe spots. In a world where exposure accumulates on every trip, the people who move fastest are the people who live.

They are the antithesis of the slow, fortified base-builder: a Runner values a light pack and a known route over a wall.

How The Runners changes your survival calculus

  • The pure expression of Exposure management: minimise time outside, maximise ground covered.
  • Counter to Base Building’s "network of shelters" — Runners skip the fort and sprint the gap.
  • In co-op, a Runner keeps the group’s supply lines open when the weather closes in.
Unconfirmed. The Runners is tagged reported — reported from official casting and community coverage, not yet verified in the shipped build. Open questions:
  • — Whether Runners are a faction or a loose profession
  • — Their route network and if the player can use it
  • — Any speed/mobility bonus they grant
Other factions

Data version 2026.10.12 · reviewed 12 October 2026.