Hello everyone! The winter has receded here in northern Europe, but in the world of Frostrail, the cold persists, and so do our development efforts. Let’s take a closer look at how our frosty game has been progressing during the last few months. First closed playtest Last week marked the end of the first closed playtest for Frostrail. It was extremely reassuring to see the excitement towards ou…
Today’s update brings more great news following the start of our closed playtest. We’re incredibly happy to share that Frostrail has now reached 400,000 wishlists on Steam ! This is a huge milestone for the team, and we want to thank everyone who has supported the game so far. To celebrate, we’re extending the current playtest until May 4th , giving more of you the opportunity to jump in and ex…
Today’s blog brings you news of our upcoming closed playtest . In the time since we held a limited playtest back in November, development has steadily progressed to a point where we have a solid core experience and foundation for our game. This means that we are ready to get Frostrail into the hands of a larger number of players. The playtest will run from April 16th to April 27th and will focu…
We’re delighted to share that Frostrail has now been wishlisted over 300,000 times on Steam! A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to add Frostrail to their wishlist. It means a lot to the team, and we’re incredibly excited to see so many of you looking forward to getting your hands on the game. We’ve also just released a brand-new gameplay trailer, so be sure to check it out if y…
Your train is your lifeline. The tracks are your only way forward. Watch the brand-new gameplay trailer for Frostrail, a ruthless open-world survival crafting FPS from FakeFish, creators of Barotrauma. Explore, scavenge, craft, and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world alone or in co-op. Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train as you push through an unforgiving wasteland where every st…
Hello everyone! While we have been quiet on this front, behind the scenes the wheels of development are constantly turning, and we wanted to share some greetings and a progress update on Frostrail’s development with you before the year is out. This year has been action-packed for our studio. We’ve revisited pretty much every corner of the game: redrawing and improving huge chunks of art assets,…
Hello everyone! We have just returned to our desks from our summer holidays, and work continues on our less than summery game. Since our reveal in the spring, a lot of things have fallen into place with Frostrail, and we are eager to show you more of them a little later. Over the past months, the combat gameplay in particular has improved by leaps and bounds. We’ve spent a lot of time honing th…
Hello everyone! Today’s blog post is a shorter one, but an important one nevertheless. We’re delighted to share that Frostrail has been wishlisted over 200,000 times ! At the time of writing, the reveal trailer has almost reached 450,000 views on YouTube. It’s a great achievement to see these kinds of numbers just two months after revealing the game. You’ve made us feel very proud of what we’re…
Hello everyone! Now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to read through your comments and questions, we wanted to reply to a few of the most frequently asked ones. Have a read below, and post in the comments here or on Discord if you have anything else on your mind that you’d like to know. Frostrail FAQ When is Frostrail releasing? Frostrail is planned to be released into Early Access on Steam in…
Hello everyone! We’ve been thrilled to see so much interest in Frostrail since last week’s announcement. Thank you for all the questions and comments, and keep them coming – we’re looking forward to hearing what you think, and will be writing to answer as many questions as we can in the coming weeks and months. This week we wanted to help you get to know us a little better: You may have heard o…
Greetings wayfarer, and welcome on board. You’ve just taken your first step on the journey called Frostrail, and we’re thrilled to have you with us! Let’s talk a little bit about this game that we at FakeFish and Shiro Games have been working on for a couple of years already, behind the scenes. Frostrail is the upcoming second game of FakeFish, the Finnish game studio behind the submarine simul…
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