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The Forever Winter

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action/Adventure
Developer: Fun Dog Studios

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'The Forever Winter' Steam Early Access Date Set For September - Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 29, 2024 @ 5:34 p.m. PDT

The Forever Winter is a tactical survival/horror shooter where squads must fight to survive under the shadow of terrifying and gargantuan war machines.

A tactical survival and horror-laden shooter, The Forever Winter promises to redefine the genre by putting the tactics back to tactical shooter, bringing squad-based gameplay mechanics to the forefront and challenging players to think strategically in order to survive.

In The Forever Winter, players are a scavenging survivor, leading a community of like-minded individuals who only want to be left alone. Unfortunately, AI controlled factions like Europa and Eurasia control all of the world’s existing resources, and are at constant war with each other to secure more. This means the player must navigate these battlefields to collect the needed resources for their communities to survive. 

The Forever Winter drops players in a post-apocalyptic, war-torn world dominated by gigantic war machines battling over Earth’s dwindling resources. This tactical shooter weaves together survival, horror, scavenging, and edge-of-your-seat combat, emphasizing strategic decision-making and challenge.

The Forever Winter is designed to test players to their limits, demanding strategic, co-operative teamwork and skillful play in a world where every decision is the difference between life and death. By combining elements that pay tribute to classic gaming with a fresh and challenging approach, The Forever Winter promises an intense, satisfying experience for those who dare to navigate its perilous landscape.

Navigate a post-apocalyptic fever dream where the chosen one is nowhere to be found. Can you brave the cold?

Get ready for The Forever Winter coming to Steam Early Access on September 24th!

At release, there will be four thrilling maps and one work-in-progress map, providing endless opportunities for a post-apocalyptic fever dream. With a wide selection of guns to choose from, players can customize their arsenal, which will be necessary as every day alive is a gift.

Choose from five broken down characters, each with their own baggage and playstyles. Keep an eye out for Gunhead, who is currently in progress, adding even more thrill to the game.

Key Features:

  • Prepare for Hell: Players join up at the community hub where they can buy from vendors selling weapons, pharmaceuticals, and additional gear to prepare for the maze ahead, accept missions or dirty jobs from NPCs and rival factions and more. 
  • PvEvE Scenario System: Enemies have their own goals and agendas, operating in coordinated groups, and undertaking full-scale battles. Enemy AI deploys enemies in squads based on their current objectives, with each squad reacting differently to player actions. As the player gets more powerful or makes a bigger mark on the battlefield, the enemy will deploy more (and stronger) firepower to counter. And players will never be stronger than the enemy.
  • Brace the Cold Challenges Ahead: While surviving is always the primary goal, players can earn more XP, gear and money by taking on quests. Each quest has varying threat levels commensurate with their risk and reward: harder quests give larger reputation rewards that increase your faction standings, earn more credits, and get rewarded with more powerful gear. 
  • Increase Skills and Gear Up to Survive: Spend accumulated resources between sessions to level up health, speed, accuracy and reload speed that give you a fighting chance against The Forever Winter’s relentless enemies. 
  • Prioritize Stealth and Teamwork: Coordinate with your squad to outsmart enemies and avoid detection to gain the upper hand, or tactically plan battles and ambushes to win guerilla engagements. Just don’t take the enemy head-on. You won’t live to tell the tale. 
  • Death is Just the Beginning (Again): If your squad dies, the run’s over. And death is unforgiving. If you fall in battle, you’ll lose everything in your inventory for that session, and have to start over from scratch. Build up a stash back at base between sessions to keep the upper hand in the future. 

The Forever Winter will initially release on PC (Steam), with potential platform expansion based on the game's success and community feedback.


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