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Early Access · Content Update #1 November 5 (Fast Travel Point, Extreme Makeover, Parking Zoo and crash fixes; new known issues) · official sources checked November 5, 2026 UTC · numeric installed build and recovery unconfirmed. 6 guides and 8 connected entries. Research checked 5 Nov 2026; article edit dates are recorded separately.
What still needs work
- Source-checked launch troubleshooting and attributed community reports; no Kingy firsthand gameplay, tested survival route or measured cold resistance.
- Steam Early Access launched October 9. The developer announced the RTX 20/30 FSR hotfix at 10:24 a.m. PDT and RTX 40/50 Hotfix 2 at 2:14 p.m. PDT. Two earlier players reported DX11 recovery while poor performance remained reported. Kingy has not tested the installed hotfix, performance, joining or same-world guest-inventory retention. Permanent gear loss and inventory recovery remain unconfirmed; build number, playtest save carryover, exact recipes and map coordinates remain unknown.
How updates are reviewed
Sources are linked to the guides that depend on them in Kingy’s review pipeline. A source change requests an editorial review; it does not automatically rewrite the guide or advance its edit date. Automated source checks are separate from a substantive guide review.
Source ledger
Content Update #1 - Patch Notes ↗First Early Access content update: clothing sets, four firearms, loot, combat animations, buildable Fast Travel Point (Finn's Tower recipe), Extreme Makeover pre-update block, Parking Zoo count, Bunker Ramp, three crash fixes and a new known-issues list. No numeric build or Kingy recovery test.Official · checked · published 5 Nov 2026
Quests & Controls Fix ↗Custom keybinds no longer reset after loading a save; Exit Bonecave marker and an early Brian dialogue option fixed. No recovery test.Official · checked · published 2 Nov 2026
Quest Fix & Improvements To Optimization & Technical Performance ↗Extreme Makeover renovation-start blocker fixed; crash when returning from another window fixed; FSR Frame Generation option restored. No recovery test.Official · checked · published 29 Oct 2026
Crash, Quest and Voiceover Fixes ↗October 27 retail fixes: DLSS Multi Frame Generation startup crash, crafting animation lock, Solar Fields gating, Robyn reward condition, audio and custom-key prompts. Extreme Makeover fix still testing; no recovery test.Official · checked · published 27 Oct 2026
Quest, Item and Equipment Fixes ↗Current official patch/news notice; publisher statements, not a Kingy gameplay test.Official · checked · published 21 Oct 2026
Gamepad Improvements & Crash Fix · October 16 ↗One equipment-related crash fix, animals bugged after a meteor hit, wounded bear state saved, Rat Queen dialogue volume, gamepad crouch/sprint and crafting-quantity changes, key bindings kept after returning to the main menu. No numeric build or affected-save recovery test.Official · checked · published 16 Oct 2026
Gamepad, Fast Travel & Quest Fixes · October 15 ↗Gamepad blueprint opening, moved fast-travel points, Parking Zoo animals after loading, more Hopes and Dreams Bunker fixes, world, menu and text fixes. No numeric build or affected-save recovery test.Official · checked · published 15 Oct 2026
Quest Fixes, Fewer Crashes & More Moon Rock · October 14 ↗Journal playback completes Hopes and Dreams Listen To Recording; coal and Moon Rock changes, DisassemblyBench ingredient and named crash/camera/world fixes. No numeric build or affected-save recovery test.Official · checked · published 14 Oct 2026
Hopes and Dreams — pre-patch tape #1 save exception ↗Developer-badged reply posted October 11 at 13:19:19 PDT (Vancouver), fetched October 11: Hopes and Dreams can remain blocked if tape #1 was already in the save’s inventory before the October 11 hotfix. The cause has been identified; an affected-save repair is planned for the next patch. Players are told to keep their save. No release time or firsthand recovery is confirmed. This exception does not establish that the hotfix’s other fixes failed.Official · checked · published 11 Oct 2026
Quest Fixes & Steam Invites — October 11 hotfix ↗Official Steam news API fetched October 11. Hopes and Dreams completion is listed as fixed, with an explicit exception for saves that picked up the glitched recording before this hotfix; a repair for those saves is planned for the next patch. Other listed changes include High Frequency completion while Hopes and Dreams remains active, replacement quest keys, Steam invites with the joining player in the main menu, UI/localization fixes and a workbench-crafting crash fix. These are developer-described changes; Kingy has not tested them.Official · checked · published 11 Oct 2026
Church stairs repaired early — developer-confirmed sequencing issue ↗Developer confirms early church-stair repair can disrupt the quest; separately confirms Take All can make Anna’s reward-box key disappear. Both under investigation; save upload requested. No affected-save recovery, shipped repair or full quest sequence tested by Kingy.Official · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Known Issues & Workarounds — church key and construction order ↗October 10 pinned developer notice: pick Anna’s church key up on its own and use only on roof door; Take All can lose it and other locked chests can consume it. Completing stairs, walls or house steps early can prevent later quest registration; follow quest order where possible. This source supports these specific precautions, not a verified recovery or a blanket endorsement of unrelated troubleshooting in the notice.Official · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Anna’s church key consumed by optional containers — developer acknowledgement ↗Developer-badged October 10 reply at 06:09 PDT: the key can open other locked containers and was likely consumed by the crate opposite the church door. Known quest blocker; fix in progress and save upload requested. No shipped repair or missing-key recovery verified. Reserving the key for its intended church door is editorial, not yet tested precaution.Official · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Permafrost Early Access: The Endless Winter Begins ↗Official Steam news API announcement at 05:58 PDT October 9 says Early Access is available on Steam. This confirms the announcement, not an installed-build unlock test.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Hotfix: Stability Fix for RTX 20 and 30 Series ↗Official Steam announcement at 10:24:24 PDT on October 9 says a hotfix is rolling out, disabling FSR for NVIDIA RTX 20/30-series GPUs to reduce crashes. Steam should update automatically; restart Steam if it does not. No build number, independently tested performance recovery, other-GPU fix or co-op/inventory repair is established.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Crash Fixes & Co-op Improvements ↗Official Steam announcement posted October 10 at 19:36 UTC: crash fixes (after skipping the intro, joining while another player holds a ranged weapon, using a held consumable, reloading a campfire on the world map), stair stutter fix, DLSS/FSR update, friends-first server list, quest items no longer removed when picked up (the developer says this should prevent some stuck quests), TR-22 RUDI pistol counting for Craft Any Weapon, gamepad tooltip fix. Says quest blockers and co-op issues are still being worked on. No build number; Kingy has not tested it.Official · checked · published 10 Oct 2026
Hotfix 2: Stability Fix for RTX 40 and 50 Series ↗Official Steam announcement posted October 9 at 14:14:18 PDT (Vancouver): Hotfix 2 disables FSR on NVIDIA RTX 40/50-series GPUs to reduce crashes. It extends the earlier RTX 20/30 mitigation. Steam should download the update automatically; restart Steam if it does not. The notice supplies no installed build number or measured FPS, and does not establish that all crashes, quest blockers, co-op joining or missing guest gear are fixed.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
A Way Home / Butcher’s crate — developer acknowledgement at 11:55 PDT ↗Developer-badged reply posted October 9 at 11:55:50 PDT, fetched October 9. Acknowledges the known Le chemin du retour / Butcher’s crate quest bug, says the team is working on it and advises against starting a new playthrough for now. Requests a save upload at filehub.toplitz-productions.com with the player’s Discord handle in the filename to help investigate a future fix. No shipped quest fix, delivery date, permanent save loss or guaranteed progression recovery is confirmed.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Butcher’s quest: file cannot be retrieved from the case ↗October 9 at 11:47:05 PDT: sayenjiII reports being unable to retrieve the file from the case and continue the story, and asks about starting over. Player report; installed build and recovery outcome are not supplied. Count this account once, separately from the developer reply.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
A Way Home: no reward interaction after repairing the tower ↗October 9 at 08:56:12 PDT: saseyy (display name uwu owo Kappa Keepo LUL saseyy) reports reaching A Way Home with a friend, repairing the tower, then seeing the reward marker without an interaction. At 08:57:53, フレンドリ reports the same situation. Neither supplies an installed build or successful recovery. フレンドリ also posted the blueprint report and is counted once across threads.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Way Home: missing blueprint from the quest box ↗October 9 at 08:53:48 PDT: フレンドリ reports no drawing/blueprint when pressing F at the Way Home box, matching their 08:35:05 Bug Reporting post. BATSKO reports the same situation at 11:01:04 PDT, comment 588440114694212526. Count フレンドリ once across these posts and the co-op thread. With sayenjiII and saseyy, these are four distinct reporting accounts, not four independently tested builds or proof of one shared root cause.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Co-op Guide: How to Host, Join and Fix Connection Issues ↗Pinned developer co-op instructions fetched October 9: Host Multiplayer, password, enough player slots and Private Off; join through Join Multiplayer Sessions. Characters belong to a world; return to the same host world. Solo characters do not carry into a friend’s world. These are instructions and intended behavior, not evidence that missing guest gear or joining failures have been repaired.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launching in a Few Hours ↗October 9 official announcement supersedes the original 14:00 CEST unlock target to include movement-key rebinding, performance, co-op and localization improvements in the launch version. Developer-described launch changes are not a verified post-launch hotfix.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Permafrost Is Live! Welcome, Survivors (Start Here) ↗Updated pinned launch help fetched October 9: change graphics settings individually; try -dx11 for a crash before settings; upload crash logs. The post attributes error 11c7 to Smart App Control; Kingy does not recommend disabling this Windows security control as routine troubleshooting.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Crashing — two players report DX11 recovery ↗Distinct accounts: oefzke reports story-mode crashes at 06:53 PDT and improvement at 07:13; NikyPerceaBoss says DX11 stopped crashes at 07:14 but poor frame rates remained. Their replies are player reports, not a benchmark, universal fix or Kingy gameplay test. NikyPerceaBoss also posted a Steam review; that account is counted once.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Cannot connect a multiplayer game — developer replies ↗Developer replies #6 and #8 on October 9: host passes the first cabin and owns the world save; guests are intended to retain character progress and gear and sync to host world/quest progress on rejoin. Missing guest gear is called unintended and a bug report is requested. Intended behavior does not prove persistence or recovery in the launch build. Later reply #15 links the October 9 co-op guide, which clarifies that characters are world-bound; solo character carryover to a friend’s world should not be assumed.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Cannot connect a multiplayer game — initial three reports and later failed rejoins ↗Initial three distinct affected posters plus two later posters: Sanginius briefly joined through Steam Friends then returned to the menu; DPD says the cabin step did not work; WillPlays73 reports a previously played guest arriving without gear. Later, kefront (#9, #11) reports a successful initial join followed by failed rejoins, including Steam Friends and invites; Juca (#12) could not find a friend’s lobby after a crash. Five distinct affected posters, not five verified game tests. Permanent deletion and successful inventory recovery are not established. In #14, kefront says Discord guides did not resolve the join issue; the developer subsequently linked a Steam co-op guide in #15.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Toplitz support ↗Support destination linked by the pinned launch help. Use for an unresolved launch error, including error 11c7, rather than routinely disabling Windows Smart App Control.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Toplitz crash-log upload ↗Developer-linked upload destination for Permafrost crash logs. No Kingy upload or support submission has been made.Official · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:05 PDT · Chinese ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. Loading/server connection stalled and entry failed; a launch problem is reported without a diagnostic cause.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:24 PDT · French ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. Two crashes after the first conversation. The edited review later reports an hour without another crash; no causal fix is identified.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:34 PDT · Russian ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. Crashes in video settings, at startup, character selection and early gameplay, with long stutters. The reviewer describes deleting settings; Kingy does not prescribe that deletion.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:34 PDT · German ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. Four freezes in 25 minutes and use of an earlier save are reported. No build identifier or recovery procedure is verified.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:38 PDT · English ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. Repeated lockups/freezes are reported; the player has not identified their cause.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Launch Steam review · 07:41 PDT · English ↗Public Steam review API creation timestamp on October 9, converted to PDT; distinct account. World-creation crashes, a later successful load, missing sound, performance drops and a co-op partner crash near NPCs are reported. No controlled benchmark or diagnosed cause.Reported · checked · published 9 Oct 2026
Release Date For Permafrost Moved to October 9, 2026 ↗Publisher moves the August 21 target to October 9, 2026 for PC Early Access on Steam, GOG and Epic Games Store.Official · checked · published 17 Jul 2026
Official GOG listing ↗GOG listing fetched October 8: Coming soon, October 9 release date. No successful purchase or unlock test.Official · checked
Official Epic Games Store listing ↗Official listing retrieved by web reader October 8: Coming Soon, October 9 and Windows. Generic Early Access explanatory text does not establish current availability; no purchase or cross-store multiplayer test.Official · checked
Three Days to Go: Early Access Price Revealed ↗Official announcement body fetched through the Steam news API: $24.99 launch price, 20% launch discount and regional pricing. Launch fixes are being prepared; no fixed-build list or discount end date supplied.Official · checked · published 6 Oct 2026
Early Access Roadmap: What's Next for Permafrost ↗Complete official roadmap body fetched October 8 from the community news page. Four planned updates; roadmap is not evidence these features have shipped or a dated release schedule.Official · checked · published 7 Oct 2026
Permafrost Playtest: Update 1 - Patch Notes ↗Exact linked patch URL fetched and full body reviewed through the official Steam news API for playtest app 3659740. Developer-reported changes apply to the ended playtest, not a tested October 9 launch build.Official · checked · published 3 Oct 2026
Signal #2 - Horizon ↗Official announcement body fetched through the Steam news API describes a revised Horizon shelter/community area; no launch route or merchant timer.Official · checked · published 11 Sep 2026
Signal #7 - Mule ↗Official announcement body fetched through the Steam news API: Mule travels between settlements and does not stay long. No stock, prices, exact route or timetable supplied.Official · checked · published 29 Sep 2026
Extended Playtime & Second Round of Invites ↗Official API timestamp dates this notice October 3 (UTC). Two hours total including character creation, three invites and October 6 at 14:00 CEST closing time. Historical playtest only; no current access or save-transfer claim.Official · checked · published 3 Oct 2026
A Letter from the Developers ↗Complete saved publisher letter says playtests are wrapping up and development continues in Early Access. Not a finished-game, available-now, repair or save-carryover claim.Official · checked · published 6 Oct 2026
Why are there no savegames in the demo? ↗Toplitz's original demo warning and October 18 explanation. Historical scope only; not a claim about later playtest or Early Access save support.Official · checked · published 11 Oct 2024
Why not Save in Demo? — January follow-up ↗Developer reply #1 concerns future release support; player Draconus #3 reports a retained character-name conflict. Neither demonstrates restored world progress.Reported · checked · published 21 Jan 2025
Permafrost | Preparation Is Everything ↗Official 46-second preview linked by the September 16 Steam dev blog. Native-player frames and captions reviewed: tent workbench screen at 0:08 and Makeshift Heater crafting at 0:15. Build unshown; no launch recipe or survival test.Official · checked · published 16 Sep 2026
Official Steam announcements ↗Official Steam news API fetched October 9: launch announcement, earlier launch delay, the 10:24 PDT RTX 20/30 hotfix and 14:14 PDT RTX 40/50 Hotfix 2 reviewed. These announcements disable FSR on the named NVIDIA GPU families to reduce crashes; no independent recovery test, measured FPS improvement, quest repair or co-op/inventory repair is verified. The October 3 patch concerns the ended playtest.Official · checked
Global Release Times · October 5 ↗Official announcement and linked map rechecked October 8. Ten labels align with October 9 at 12:00 UTC; Sydney shows 22:00, which corresponds to 11:00 UTC under AEDT. No corrected Sydney hour or successful unlock inferred.Official · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
Permafrost October 9 official unlock map ↗Original linked map visually rechecked October 8: Los Angeles 05:00, Dallas 07:00, New York 08:00, São Paulo 09:00, London 13:00, Berlin 14:00, Moscow 15:00, Johannesburg 14:00, Beijing 20:00, Tokyo 21:00 and Sydney 22:00 on October 9. Sydney differs by one hour from the other UTC conversions.Official · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
The Release Trailer Is Here ↗October 5 official announcement, checked from the complete registered Steam news feed, confirms October 9 Early Access. Linked trailer not watched; no unlock time, finished-build, save or gameplay claim. Subsequent announcements remain watched through the existing news source.Official · checked · published 5 Oct 2026
Official Steam listing ↗Official US-region Steam listing fetched October 9: Early Access released October 9, Windows, solo/up to four players, $24.99 base price and $19.99 introductory price (20% off), with offer ending October 23. No purchase, successful launch or cross-store multiplayer test.Official · checked
Are You Ready For Permafrost Playtest? ↗Historical October 2–6 playtest schedule and original one-hour limit. The October 3 extension superseded that limit with two hours; the window closed October 6 at 14:00 CEST. No current signup or save-carryover claim.Official · checked · published 29 Sep 2026
Building Blocks ↗December 2025 announced Wood/Scrap/Quality Metal tiers, blueprint progression, heat and material sources; launch quantities not yet tested.Official · checked · published 5 Dec 2025
Discover: the Horizon ↗November 2025 announced Horizon safe settlement, learning/trading role and Mule visits; no verified launch route.Official · checked · published 21 Nov 2025
Deadly Cold Zones ↗October 2025 announced Cold Zone hazards and protective equipment categories; no temperatures or safe durations supplied.Official · checked · published 10 Oct 2025
Signal #6 - Cold Zones ↗September 25, 2026 pre-release announcement of a revised Cold Zone effect and eight more valuable items; no item identities, effect values, build identifier or released-game test.Official · checked · published 25 Sep 2026
Dog & Me ↗August 2025 companion introduction; exact rescue objective and commands unconfirmed.Official · checked · published 8 Aug 2025
Development Update Part 2 ↗November 2025 temperature, weather, multiplayer and UI changes; a reason to recheck old demo advice.Official · checked · published 14 Nov 2025