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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.
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.
Timeline

Permafrost news timeline

Every entry below links to a primary source. Anything that only exists as a forum post, a rumour, or another wiki’s speculation is left out — there is plenty of that elsewhere, and none of it helps you decide what to play.

  1. 9 October 2026 official launch

    Early Access launch — 12:00 UTC

    Early Access opens on Steam, GOG.com and the Epic Games Store. Every value on this site is scheduled for re-measurement against the launch build; pages marked "unmeasured" become measurable at this point.

    Source: SteamDB / Steam store →
  2. 28 September 2026 official milestone

    Story trailer — how Earth became a white hell

    Eleven days before Early Access, SpaceRocket Games and Toplitz released a story trailer covering the shattering of the moon, the collapse of civilisation and the search for a long-lost friend named Icarus. It is the clearest official statement of the premise to date.

    Source: Official press release — story trailer →
  3. September 2026 (ongoing) official devblog

    Weekly "Signal" dev-blog series

    The studio has been publishing a numbered dev-blog series through September, covering the opening sequence, the Horizon hub, faction conflict and the dog companion. Read the primary posts on the Steam news hub rather than second-hand summaries.

    Source: Steam news hub for app 2254990 →
  4. 7 September 2026 official milestone

    Playable demo announced for Steam Next Fest

    A playable demo was announced for Steam Next Fest. This matters for wiki accuracy: the demo is the first build anyone outside the studio can measure, and it is where real item, biome and crafting data starts to exist.

    Source: Steam news hub for app 2254990 →
  5. Late July 2026 secondary milestone

    Wishlist campaign: up to 30% launch discount

    A four-step wishlist campaign was announced. The 450,000 threshold has been passed, locking in 15% off; the ultimate 1,000,000 target would take it to 30%. Intermediate thresholds have not been published.

    Source: Press coverage of the official campaign →
  6. 17 July 2026 official milestone

    Early Access moved from 21 August to 9 October 2026

    Toplitz Productions announced the delay publicly, citing the need to finetune "from performance to content": "Quality is key." The game ships on Steam, GOG.com and the Epic Games Store.

    Source: Toplitz Productions newsroom →
Weekly dev blogs: the studio runs a numbered “Signal” series on the Steam news hub. Read the primary posts — second-hand summaries of dev blogs are where most pre-launch inaccuracy comes from.
Release date detail → Launch countdown

Data version 2026.09.24 · reviewed 24 September 2026.