Frosthaven is headed for PC much sooner than you might think, with an early access release slated for July 31st!
Back in March, we got word that not only were we getting a Frosthaven video game, it was going to be a tactical RPG developed by the creator of X-Com, Julian Gollop. And I don’t know about you, but Frosthaven and X-Com are two of my absolute favorites when it comes to games. So the hype is palpable for this one.
It’s about once a year that I descend back into the depths of X-Com and its ilk. And now with the sprawling campaign of Frosthaven soon to be in the mix, it’s going to be a bad year to “have free time.” Especially since Frosthaven heads to PC at the end of this month, launching into early access on July 31st!
Frosthaven Heads To Early Access July 31st
Frosthaven incorporates all the crunchy tactics that you know and love from the board game without having to gather all of your friends in the same place. Or even at all, if you’re the kind of person who would rather just control a whole party. Either way, the slate planned for early access is pretty big.
With a starting lineup of 6 different characters (with two more unlockable through gameplay) and roughly 1/3rd of the planned quests/campaign ready to go, there will be plenty of meat to bite into right from day one. But that’s not all. The early access timeline is pretty aggressive, with new content planned every three months until the game is ready to launch into 1.0.
And that’s assuming you even manage to make it through all of that. Frosthaven is notoriously unforgiving, but if you keep at it, eventually you’ll overcome. That’s part of the joy of the game – that and the fact that no two playthroughs are ever alike. Especially when you can build your own Outpost.
In development from Snapshot Games, led by CEO Julian Gollop, who’s best known as the creator of X-COM, with the board game creator Isaac Childres from Cephalofair Games serving as a consultant on the project, both teams are thrilled to bring FROSTHAVEN into Early Access in just two weeks. The upcoming Early Access launch will mark just the beginning of FROSTHAVEN, as players will be able to experience first-hand the evolution of this video game adaptation of the beloved board game as they share feedback to help shape and evolve the game throughout the course of Early Access.
Content available at Early Access launch will include: single player and online co-op multiplayer modes along with NVIDIA GeForce NOW support, eight unique characters, including six starting characters and two unlockable characters, more than 40 tactical quests, including in-depth tutorial missions, more than 100 choice-driven events, and the ability for players to build their own Outpost, by constructing buildings and completing events which will lead to unlocking new game features
And as if that wasn’t enough, when the game launches into early access, you’ll be able to snag a bundle that includes Gloomhaven, in case you missed it the first time around. So get ready to really clock in some hours.
Also, if you happen to be at Gen Con, you can find Frosthaven on display there, too. You can play an exclusive version of the demo, as well as score some merch, just look for booth #1643.
Frosthaven is calling!
Bell of Lost Souls Staff Writer and DM, J.R. covers RPGs of all stripes and on occasion eats sandwiches. You can ask him about either at [email protected]
