Permafrost · Guides
Guides
the 2026 survival sandbox by SpaceRocket Games
Every Permafrost guide on this site, in the order they help. Store facts come from the Steam page; anything players are still testing is labelled as unverified.
Getting Started
Your first hours as a Rook: the radio-signal opening, the safe starting area, food pressure, the first shelter and what to buy before you wander.
Getting Started · Updated 2026-10-11SurvivalP0Survival Basics
Body Warmth, Health, Hunger, Energy, Stamina and Effects: the six meters that decide whether you see another morning.
Survival Basics · Updated 2026-10-11CraftingP0Crafting Guide
Scavenging, repair, building blueprints and the shelter network, plus which recipes are confirmed and which are still unverified.
Crafting · Updated 2026-10-11WorldP0Map & Locations
Frozen city ruins fading into wilderness, faction-held territory and the shelter network that keeps a long run alive.
Map & Locations · Updated 2026-10-11Co-opP0Multiplayer & Co-op
Solo or up to three friends, four-player online survival, role splitting and how co-op changes the cold without removing it.
Multiplayer · Updated 2026-10-11TipsP1Tips & Tricks
Twelve habits that save runs: leave the starting area early, bank firewood, sleep every day and distrust unsourced numbers.
Tips · Updated 2026-10-11ComparisonP1vs The Long Dark
Co-op against solo, a grounded Canadian quiet against a shattered-moon apocalypse, and which of the two fits how you play.
Comparison · Updated 2026-10-11PC specP1System Requirements
The official Steam minimum and recommended PC specs: 16 GB RAM, GTX 1060 or RX 590 minimum, RTX 3070 Ti class recommended, 30 GB free.
System Requirements · Updated 2026-10-11