- Frostrail Closed Beta & 500K Wishlists - Thank You! - 8 September 2026
Hi everyone,What a week!70,000+ Playtesters Experienced Frostrail - Thank You!The Frostrail Closed Beta has officially come to an end. We had an incredible time watching more than 70,000 enthusiastic players jump aboard and experience Frostrail.From livestreams to short-form videos, it was wonderful to see how much fun the community had exploring this first glimpse of the game. We’d like to thank each and every one of you for playing and for sharing your valuable feedback throughout the playtest.Today marks the end of the Closed Beta, but it is only the first step toward making Frostrail an even more exciting and enjoyable experience.But that’s not all…The playtest sparked the curiosity of countless players, and we’re thrilled to announce that Frostrail has now reached an incredible milestone:500,000 Wishlists!Thank you for your incredible support!Stay tuned for upcoming news!The Frostr…
- Frostrail Closed Beta Launched! - 31 August 2026
Greetings wayfarers! Steam's PvE Survival Crafting Fest has arrived, and so has our Closed Beta! If you're accepted into the Beta or were already a playtester, you should now be able to play and invite your friends to join you. In this article, we’ll share all the information you need! Beta InformationHere is some important information to be aware of before jumping in: The beta end on the 7th of SeptemberThere are no NDA - You can record and stream the content however you like!Play with your Friends!You can invite up to 3 friends to play with youBring your crew aboard! You can invite up to 3 friends to join the Playtest. Once they have joined, each of them will also be able to invite up to 3 more players.You will find the invites on the Steam game page.Share your feedback!Beta Testers can now access our dedicated forums, where they can exchange, discuss and share feedback about the game…
- Frostrail Closed Beta Coming on August 31st - 20 July 2026
Hello everyone, long time no see!Steam Train Fest is about to begin, and we cannot wait to welcome even more of you aboard as you brave the winter blizzard with your steam-powered train.We are also thrilled to see the amount of wishlist going up: Frostrail will soon reach another milestone!Thank you so much for your enthusiasm, support, and interest in Frostrail. It means a great deal to the entire team.And there is even more exciting news: registrations are now open for our Closed Beta on August 31st.Ready to step into the engine room and experience Frostrail for yourself? Sign up for the Closed Beta now!Already registered during a previous sign-up period? There is no need to register again, you will automatically be considered for access.
- Spring Development Update - 13 May 2026
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 playtestLast week marked the end of the first closed playtest for Frostrail. It was extremely reassuring to see the excitement towards our game, and over 100,000 applications from eager playtesters! Unfortunately we couldn't grant access to everyone, but trust that your interest warmed our hearts like the Eden Engine! More playtests with a larger number of players are planned for later down the line. We learned a lot from the playtest. A number of bug reports came in from players exploring the frozen wasteland, ranging from smaller issues to more significant problems that helped us identify areas needing extra attention. Dozens of th…
- 400,000 Wishlists & Playtest Extended! - 28 April 2026
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 experience Frostrail firsthand.We’ve also sent out a new wave of invites, so be sure to keep an eye on your Steam notifications and emails if you’ve requested access.As a reminder, the playtest is focused on gathering feedback on the early game loop and overall feel of the experience. Your input is incredibly valuable and will help shape the future of the game.If you haven’t signed up yet, you can still request access via the button on the Steam Store page.
- Sign Up for the Playtest - 9 April 2026
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 focus on collecting feedback on the early game loop and Frostrail’s Fun Factor (or FFF for the real ones). The lucky few who are granted access to the playtest will be able to invite one of their Steam friends to the playtest via Steam’s Friend Invite feature, that friend can invite a Steam friend as well, and so on and so forth… The image below shares some additional details about the content that will be available in the playtest. If you would like to help us shape the game by sharing your thoughts a…
- Frostrail Reaches 300,000 Wishlists - 12 March 2026
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 you haven’t already.Stay tuned for more news and reveals in the coming months!
- Watch The New Frostrail Gameplay Trailer - 27 February 2026
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 stop, every encounter, and every decision can mean the difference between survival and the end of the line.You might notice that Frostrail looks a little different compared to the reveal trailer last spring. Since then, we’ve refined our art direction and homed in on a visual style that better supports the scale and atmosphere of the game.We’ve redrawn and improved large portions of existing assets, created a wide range of new environmental details, and adjusted how key locations are built. Artists no…
- New Frostrail video delivers more survival train horror shooting plus weird underground Tomb Raider temples - 27 February 2026
I’ve felt surprisingly mixed so far about Frostrail , the new first-person co-op horror survival game from the folks behind Barotrauma . As a rule, I’m keen on stories about awful apocalypse trains – see Metro Exodus , RailGods, and recent Julian favourite Fogpiercer – but Frostrail has hitherto seemed a bit generic. Certainly, a bit generic for a game from the people who made a game that inspired write-ups like this one . Read more
- Frostrail gets a new trailer to showcase its freezing train-survival gameplay - 27 February 2026
Frostrail is another exciting game to keep an eye on, an open-world survival game where you and friends travel through a frozen world on a train. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/frostrail-gets-a-new-trailer-to-showcase-its-freezing-train-survival-gameplay/
- Winter Development Update - 8 December 2025
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, expanding our lore and documentation, laying the foundations for campaign progression, and homing in on the desired feel of close-range combat. We’ve also welcomed new people to the team! The game has come a long way since last spring’s announcement and trailer, and we are now at a place where all the different pieces are coming to their own and falling into place together. It’s an exciting time for us, seeing an idea become concrete after such a long time in development. And as the game is now pr…
- Summer Update & Gamescom - 12 August 2025
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 the feel of combat, adjusting animations, sounds and enemy mechanics to find the perfect mix of fantasy and realism. The Revenants are really angry now! We’ll write more about these enemies soon.Another part of the game that has received a lot of attention recently are the visuals. Our art team has been hard at work creating a whole bunch of new assets like buildings, trees and everyday items. This has really improved the overall style and all the small details, and helped us home in on the atmospher…
- Thank YOU for 200,000 wishlists! - 17 June 2025
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 working on!On behalf of everyone at FakeFish, thank you for taking the time to add Frostrail to your wishlist. We’re grateful for your support and interest in the game, and we’re working hard to deliver a great experience for you all. We can’t wait to share about the game with you as soon as we’re ready. In the meantime don’t forget to follow us on social media, you might just catch an early sneak peek!
- Frostrail from the devs of Barotrauma 'eager' to support Linux with a 'tentative yes' - 24 April 2025
Barotrauma devs FakeFish recently revealed Frostrail during the Triple-I Initiative event, and they're giving a "tentative yes" for Linux support. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/frostrail-from-the-devs-of-barotrauma-eager-to-support-linux-with-a-tentative-yes/
- Frequently Asked Questions about Frostrail - 24 April 2025
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 2026. Will there be a public playtest? Ideally yes. Right now the plan is to have multiple closed test sessions before Early Access, and if our schedule allows, a larger public playtest as well. We’ll keep you posted! What engine does the game use? Frostrail is developed on Unreal Engine 5. How much will it cost? It is still too early to give any exact numbers, and we want to avoid making any guesses to prevent misinterpretation and confusion. The price will only be finalized as we release on Stea…
- Meet the team behind Frostrail - 17 April 2025
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 of FakeFish before, but what kind of people are there behind the name? Those who have been following us for a longer time through Barotrauma already know something about our team, but there are developers behind Frostrail who have not worked on Barotrauma, and vice versa. So we believe some introductions are in order. FakeFish, the makers of Frostrail and Barotrauma A picture from a few years back with almost half of the current team. FakeFish is an independent game studio from Turku, Finland. Our…
- Welcome to Frostrail, a journey through the cold - 10 April 2025
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 simulator Barotrauma. Frostrail is an entirely new survival horror adventure through the cold and dark – not an alien ocean, but a post-apocalyptic world of ice and eldritch enemies. The second half of the team behind Frostrail is the French publisher Shiro Unlimited, the third party publishing arm of Shiro Games, known for the multi-million-selling RTS Northgard, the critically acclaimed turn-based RPG Wartales, and the recently announced online space exploration and building game SpaceCraft. For our…
