URGENT UPDATE: The popular driving survival game Pacific Drive is set to launch its first significant expansion, titled Whispers in the Woods, introducing players to a terrifying new narrative filled with cult-like fanatics obsessed with the game’s eerie anomalies. This chilling expansion aims to deepen the horror experience within the game’s already haunting Olympic Exclusion Zone.
Just announced by Ironwood Studios, the expansion promises to take players on a spine-tingling journey through dark, mysterious forests marked by strange symbols and eerie effigies. “Witness the rise of a group of anomaly-obsessed fanatics in this terrifying expansion to Pacific Drive,” the studio confirmed.
The new gameplay mechanics include unique items called artifacts, which can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on your survival. As Cassandra Dracott, Ironwood Studios’ founder and creative director, explained, “Every single one of these artifacts has a cause and has an effect.” For example, one artifact may cause your car horn to honk when you jump, while another could damage your vehicle whenever the horn sounds.
Players will need to collect these artifacts strategically to escape the hazardous zones within the game. “You need to have a certain amount of them in order to actually escape from the zone,” Dracott added. This new layer of gameplay not only raises the stakes but also enhances the psychological horror aspect that players will encounter.
The expansion will also introduce new anomalies and refine existing ones, though Dracott has kept specific details under wraps. Additionally, players can look forward to new vehicle parts, cosmetics, and a host of voiced characters guiding them through this unsettling narrative.
The exact release date for Whispers in the Woods remains unconfirmed, but it is expected to launch before the end of 2025. As fans eagerly anticipate this expansion, it’s clear that Ironwood Studios is steering the game into darker and more complex territories, promising an experience that will leave players questioning what lurks in the shadows.
Keep an eye on this developing story as more details about the expansion and its chilling new features unfold. Fans of horror and survival games alike will not want to miss out on this terrifying journey through the woods.