This week, developer SpaceRocket Games and publisher Toplitz Productions announced that their upcoming frozen wastes survival game ‘Permafrost‘ ranked among the top trending and popular Steam demos during Steam’s October Next Fest. Sitting at No. 3 in “Trending and Upcoming Games” and number 7 for “Most Popular Demos” in its first few days. In addition, Permafrost became one of the top 20 most wishlisted demos since its debut.
Have a gander below for more details on Permafrost, including a developer Q&A and streamer reaction video reel. The demo is still up on Steam, allowing you a chance to delve into the frozen wasteland of the game for yourself!
Developer SpaceRocket Games and publisher Toplitz Productions are excited to share the remarkable achievements of Permafrost during Steam’s recent Next Fest. The game secured the number 3 spot in “Trending and Upcoming Games” and reached a high of number 7 for “Most Popular Demos” in its first few days. Additionally, Permafrost became one of the top 20 most wishlisted demos. This success highlights the game’s growing popularity among fans of the survival genre.
Propelled by a great reaction to the demo by players with a ‘very positive’ rating on Steam, Permafrost is the latest entry in the post apocalyptic survival genre and one that builds its narrative around a catastrophic event that has plunged the world into a permanent winter with deadly sub zero temperatures. Open world survival game fans will be pleased to know that the Permafrost demo will remain on steam and has updated the latest version with hotfixes for improved stability.
In a recent Q&A, SpaceRocket Games revealed that completionists can expect over 30 hours of gameplay in the story at launch. Expanding on equipment options, two additional weapons including a crossbow will provide players with the capability to hunt or to defend themselves from aggressive enemy factions such as the moon cult. SpaceRocket Games also hints that ranged combat mechanics will evolve and that Permafrost will introduce more companion options and dog breeds for players to utilize, additionally the launch version will provide transport in the form of a sleigh and snowmobile for traversing large expanses.
Also hinted are a lot more customization options for players to be able to tune the game to their personal taste.
To wishlist the game and for more details on Permafrost head over the games official Steam page here
Check out the recent developer Q&A insights video here.
