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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.
Region reported

Cold Zones

Localised extreme cold — the places the game tells you to avoid until ready.

Threats
  • — Rapid frostbite outside prep
  • — Whiteouts at the threshold
Salvage focus
  • — Rare loot
  • — Advanced technology

What Cold Zones is

Cold Zones are reported as pockets of especially low temperature where staying alive for long is effectively impossible without serious preparation. The developers frame them as "quite fruitful" once you are ready.

They are the late-game risk curve made physical: the richest loot and technology sit behind the coldest air.

Unconfirmed. Cold Zones is tagged reported — reported from official trailers and community coverage, not yet verified in the shipped build. Open questions:
  • — Exact temperature bands
  • — Whether they shift over time
  • — Mobility tools that cross them
Other regions

Data version 2026.10.12 · reviewed 12 October 2026.