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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.
Editorial note: weapon classes are tagged reported. The classes exist in official material; no damage or stat values are published, so none appear on this site.

Firearms

Ranged · loud

Bolt-action rifles and assault rifles — the loud answer, throttled by scarce ammunition.

Open Firearms →

Bows

Ranged · quiet

The quiet hunting tool — ammunition you can recover, noise the wildlife never hears.

Open Bows →

Axes & Blades

Melee

The melee workhorse — chop wood, chop threats, no ammunition to worry about.

Open Axes & Blades →

Shivs

Melee · improvised

The improvised blade — cheap, concealable, and the panic button.

Open Shivs →

Traps

Environmental

The force multiplier — let the ground do the killing while you stay warm.

Open Traps →
Gear

Survival weapons

The gear-category overview this armory expands on.

 System

Wildlife & Hunting

Why bows and traps matter more than guns here.

 Faction

Ex-Military

The faction the firearms answer to.

Data version 2026.10.12 · reviewed 12 October 2026.