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| Esports | Other Ocean Announces "4 Penny Coffins", New Horror Social Investigation Game! Other Ocean is proud to announce our newest game, 4 Penny Coffins . In 4 Penny Coffins, up to 8 players hunt a hidden murderer through lies, shifting alibis, and hard evidence in our online multiplayer mode. This social investigation game also includes a solo mode for those brave enough to face the fog alone. About 4 Penny Coffins A Killer Among You The streets are dangerous. Fear spreads with… | — | |
| Esports | Other Ocean Announces Scrap Daddies A New Adventure Begins - Introducing Scrap Daddies! Hey there Survivors! We’re incredibly excited to share some big news from the team here at Other Ocean, the studio behind Project Winter! We have officially announced our newest title: Scrap Daddies, a chaotic deep-sea looter-shooter set in a flooded future where brave Scrappers explore abandoned underwater bases in search of Power Cells, trea… | — | |
| Community | Nominate Project Winter for Labor of Love Award! This year has been one of the biggest in Project Winter’s history. From major improvements and quality-of-life changes to new cosmetics, events, and systemic upgrades, 2025 has been packed with updates driven by your feedback and support. The highlight, of course, was the launch of Cabin Fever (Project Winter 2.0) in September - a huge step forward for the game that introduced a new game mode f… | — | |
| In-game event | Housekeeping Update Hey Survivors! A Housekeeping Update is now live! NEW FEATURES · No new features were introduced in this update. BALANCING / IMPROVEMENTS · No balancing changes were made in this update. BUG FIXES · We fixed an issue where the link to Support directed players to a dead page. Players will now be directed to our contact page. · Players reported an issue where if they did not select the “Rematch”… | — | |
| Major update | Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is Live! You have patiently been waiting, and now, Other Ocean is proud to announce... Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is live! Cabin Fever delivers the same chaotic multiplayer mayhem players can find in the existing Project Winter Classic game mode - now with new features and with a more streamlined and intense experience. It’s an incredible opportunity to try Cabin Fever for the first time, or to pop… | 19913493 | |
| In-game event | Into the Bunker Update NEW FEATURES Traitor Abilities: We added the ability for the crafting table and chest in the Cabin to be poisoned. New Item: Disintegrator! Traitors can now craft a new item called the Disintegrator with traitor credits and either use it on the objective or attach it to another player. When a player uses a disintegrator on the objective or a player who has a disintegrator attached to them inter… | — | |
| In-game event | Relax Or Die Update Hey Survivors! The Relax Or Die Update is now live! NEW FEATURES · NEW MAP! We have a new map called “Beaver Dam” which features beavers who will slap their tails and dive in the water when you get too close! This map will be playable in both Normal Mode and Customs! BALANCING / IMPROVEMENTS · A lobby will now be highlighted in the lobby list if there is a player in that lobby that you have blo… | — | |
| In-game event | The Battle Of The Bands Update Hey, Survivors! The Battle Of The Bands Update is now live! NEW FEATURES G ONDOLA IS BACK! We re-added the Gondola map into the regular rotation on Normal game mode. HOST MAP SELECTION! Lobby hosts can now select which map they would like to play. ROLE SCREEN While loading into a lobby, you will now see text that tells you your role prior to spawning in the cabin. BUG FIXES · Fixed an issue whe… | — | |
| In-game event | Magic Season Update! Hello there, Survivors! The Magic Season Update is now live! NEW FEATURES New Map: Sakura This update includes a new map called “Sakura”. Sakura is a standard map featuring Sakura grasslands. It is playable in both Normal and Custom game modes. BALANCING / IMPROVEMENTS · Removed Ally role from normal game modes; this is now only playable in Customs. · Removed Wild Spirit from normal game modes;… | — | |
| Community | 2025 Roadmap Update Hey there, Project Winter Community! Sam here, Sr. Producer for Project Winter 👋 As most of you know, we released a community survey back in January. We received over 1000 responses in both English and Chinese. From the bottom of my heart, I'd like to thank everyone for taking the time to answer our questions and provide us with your thoughts. We have taken the last ~2 months to aggregate, tra… | — | |
| In-game event | Pink Thieves Update Hey Survivors! The Pink Thieves Update is now live! NEW FEATURES · We added the ability for players to trap cipher terminals. BALANCING / IMPROVEMENTS · We updated our in-game credits (accessible through the Settings menu) · We increased the number of outfit slots from 10 to 15. BUG FIXES · We fixed an issue where the game would become unresponsive upon swapping to Traditional Chinese language… | — | |
| Community | Community Feedback Survey (Translated) Below is the translated version of the previous survey post and a link to the survey in Chinese. 这几个月来，我们看到了大家对《Project Winter》的建议和意见，我们愿意给大家发出更大的声音。我们想要求我们的玩家社区 - 包括那些仍在积极玩游戏的人和那些可能已经停止或从未玩过游戏的人 - 完成社区调查。 该调查是匿名的，包含有关游戏玩法、更新和社区参与的问题。我们认识到调查中存在很多问题，但是，我们希望真正为您提供一个详细、安全的空间，以便能够与我们分享您的想法，因为您的反馈将帮助我们制定《Project Winter》的实施方式 继续前进。 我们感谢您花时间完成这项调查，也感谢您帮助我们进行这项研究！ 社区调查可以在这里找到: | — | |
| Community | Community Feedback Survey Hey Survivors! Over the past few months, we’ve been listening to your suggestions and feedback, and now we want to give you an even louder voice. We’re inviting everyone—current players, past players, and even those who’ve never tried the game—to take part in our community survey. This anonymous survey (via Google Forms) asks about gameplay, updates, and community engagement. It’s a bit long, b… | — | |
| Community | Ritual Night and Project Winter Announce Bundle Step into worlds where friends may be foes and secrets are everywhere. In these social deduction games, trust no one and question everything. Uncover hidden motives, form alliances, and be ready for betrayal at any turn. Will you outsmart your rivals or be the one deceived? Nothing is as it seems. Ritual Night Summon Cthulhu in this social deduction game with no early eliminations! 4-8 Players:… | — | |
| In-game event | Wilderness Wardrobe Update The Wilderness Wardrobe Update Is Now Live! We’re excited to announce that our latest update is now live! This release focuses on refining your gameplay experience with a range of quality-of-life changes, bug fixes, and some key balancing adjustments. Welcome New Players! A warm welcome to all our new players who’ve recently joined the community! We’re thrilled to have you on board. Demo mode i… | — | |
| In-game event | Beware Lamps Update! Hey Survivors! They Beware Lamps update is now live! This update focuses primarily on quality-of-life changes, balancing and bug fixes as we continue work on reworking custom games. Balance Changes Abandoned Ranger · Based on feedback from the community, we reviewed and rebalanced the animal waves for the Abandoned Ranger objective. There is now updated logic for how many and what type of anima… | — | |
| In-game event | Time For Cake Update Hey Survivors! The Time For Cake update is now live! This update focuses on some quality of life, balancing improvements and bug fixes. New Features: Lobby Codes · To streamline matchmaking, we have added a lobby code function, which will replace lobby passwords. Now, when a player wants to join a lobby, they will need to ask for the lobby code (visible to the lobby host) and enter that code to… | — | |
| In-game event | The Egg Hunt Update The Egg Hunt Update is now live! This update focuses on an overhaul of our Artifact store, as well as significant changes to the Ally and Wild Spirit features from the previous update. Additionally, we’ve added a new objective available in custom games called “Abandoned Ranger”. Artifact Store: The store page of the main menu has received a face lift! · Additional support for new cosmetic categ… | — | |
| Community | Free Pass Maintenance Concluded Hey Survivors! The maintenance for Project Winter's Free Pass has concluded. Users may now resume use of the Free Pass version of Project Winter. Thank you for your patience. | — | |
| Community | Free Pass Maintenance Hey survivors! We're temporarily disabling the Free Pass version of Project Winter while it undergoes some maintenance. We're sorry for the inconvenience, | — | |
| In-game event | Cupid's Chaos Update The Cupid's Chaos Update is now live! This is the second update for those who were betrayed or found our winter world too tough. Here's what's coming to make things better in the afterlife: · Wild Spirit - As a ghost, players can take revenge on their killer by transforming into the wild spirit of a bear! · Wild Spirit ghost ability lasts for a short time. · Wild Spirit has less health and dama… | — | |
| Community | Project Winter Free Pass - Available Now! Project Winter’s Free Pass is live! You can officially backstab your friends for free on Steam. This new version of the game offers a limited Project Winter experience for free and is crossplay compatible with all platforms! Project Winter’s Free Pass offers several free matches of Project Winter per day, but provides limited access to character customization and progression. Today is also the… | — | |
| Community | Project Winter Free Pass Announcement Backstab your friends for free! 🔪 We are proud to announce that Project Winter’s Free Pass will be available on Steam starting January 10th, 2024. We’re also offering discounted merch! Use code `FREEPASS2024` for 10% off all purchases until January 10th. Merch ➞ Trailer ➞ | — | |
| Sale | WINTER SALE IS HERE! 🎁 Looking for that last-minute Christmas gift for a friend? Well, you're in luck! Project Winter is on sale on Steam for 50% off as part of Steam's Winter Sale event! Blackout is also on sale for 50% if you still haven't snagged it! Enjoy and we hope everyone has a great holiday! | — | |
| In-game event | Ghosts of Winter - Part 1 🎄🔪 Stabby Holidays Survivors! 🎄🔪 The festive season has sprinkled its magic on Project Winter, bringing back our mischievous elves with the first of several updates to enhance the post-death festivities! 👻 Ghosts of Winter - Part 1 is now live! 👻 This spirited update is dedicated to the backstabbed survivors, terminated traitors, and those who found our winter wonderland a bit too challen… | — | |
| Game update | Ye Olde Halloween Update Hello Survivors, its time to get spooky! Our Halloween Update is finally here! This year, you can enjoy a new cosmetic crate, daily login rewards, and breakable scarecrows! Note: While this fix focuses primarily on backend and server-side changes, we've now also added a way to purchase additional Artifacts , for when you don't have enough time to get all the cosmetics you want! Purchasing optio… | — | |
| Community | THE WALKING DEAD: BETRAYAL launches into EA with FREE WEEKEND BIG NEWS SURVIVORS! Ready yourself for the ultimate betrayal, as The Walking Dead: Betrayal just launched into Early Access with a 10% discount and a FREE WEEKEND for those of you who want to try it out first! Those who get the game in Early Access (free weekend included), can get their hands on Rick Grimes cosmetics! What's more, those of you who already bought Project Winter, can get addition… | — |
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