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New Abiotic Factor roadmap lays out story DLC and major free updates into 2026

Half-Life 3 who? While Gordon Freeman and friends remain trapped in a locker at Valve HQ, Abiotic Factor has proven itself to be far more than a simple twist on the series that inspired it, and I'd happily call it one of the best survival games on PC right now. With its 1.0 launch in the rear-view mirror, developer Deep Field Games has a brand-new roadmap for us, and there's a whole heap to look forward to. On the cards are an absolute wealth of free updates and quality-of-life improvements, along with a couple of pieces of paid DLC and a mystery crossover.


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1.1+ Roadmap

[h5][color]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
We’ve put together a vlog detailing some of the roadmap, talking about our future plans, and more!

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ROADMAP UPDATE

This is a living roadmap so, of course, subject to change. We’re all at the whims of aberrant meteorological phenomena and that one crazy idea that the lead computer scientist ran off into the woods to chase. But for the most part we plan to stay generally on track here.

[h3]Free Weekend[/h3]
Unfortunately we have to postpone the try-before-you-buy free weekend. We apologize to anyone who was hoping to check out the game during this short window. We will still be discounting the game during these dates, so anyone who hasn't had a chance to play ABF yet will have a full week to get it cheaper. We'll let you know when we have a future free weekend lined up!

Thank you, Research Division for both your past and future efforts in the GATE Cascade Research Facility.

[color]Onward -- to science![/color]

[h2]Join the Scientific Community![/h2]

[h3]You can also join the Research Division today on Steam![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/

Vote for Abiotic Factor!

🕹️We've Been Nominated!


[h5][color]Greetings, award winning scientists![/color][/h5]
Abiotic Factor has been nominated for both “Best Indie Game” and “PC Game of the Year” at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025!



If you'd like to add your vote to either or both of these categories, then get those scientific digits moving and...

[h2]CAST YOUR VOTE HERE![/h2]

Voting closes at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT / midnight BST on October 31st, 2025 (yes, events coming to a close are very spooky indeed 🎃) so be sure to get your opinions in there before the ghosts (or █████ get you!

[color]Onward -- to science.[/color]

[h2]Join the Scientific Community![/h2]

[h3]Join the Research Division Today![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/

Peer Review #11

[h5][color]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
This Peer Review is for our creative chemists, scientific technicians working with their hands!

Snow Pest by HRNGH on Discord
Spikey Potato by arkkumanu on Steam
Abiotic Nail Art by Fluval Geyser on Steam
Bobblehead by Mellewad on Discord
Cell and Energy by Taters on Discord
Coffee Hole by meatshieldmaiden on Discord
Tattoos by Commander Crowbar on Discord
Royal Coin by Ericbas on Discord
Geared Up by Q on Discord
Cosplay by Twitch_unfling on Steam
Day One At GATE by IE0096 on Steam
ID Cards by Dr.V on Discord
Keychains by 추룡 on Discord
Leyak by thorjasavull on Discord
Lighter by Fairywinkkle on Discord
Pest by baraka_ttv on Discord
Pests by Friend on Steam
Plushie by NutmanButtman on Reddit
Tanscendium by stiel_handgranate on Discord
Beware Of Composers by Ado on Discord
Techno Torch by brick on Discord


Thanks for checking out this Peer Review! For the next one, we get spooky… 🎃

[color]Onward -- to science.[/color]

[h2]Join the Scientific Community![/h2]

[h3]Join the Research Division Today![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/

Hotfix 1.0.0.21184



Greetings, scientist!

This hotfix is an update to our networking systems backend for stability and shouldn't affect gameplay in any noticeable way.

Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again.
You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind.

Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re on Steam and don't receive an update, verify your game files. Below you can see a list of all the various versions numbers, depending on your platform.



[h3]Platform[/h3]

[h3]Version[/h3]

[h3]Build ID[/h3]



Steam

1.0.0.21184

19935862



PlayStation 5

1.0.0.21184

01.000.009



Xbox Series X, Series S, & PC App

1.0.0.21184

1.0.21184.0



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Hotfix v1.1.0.0.21035 Changes:
  • This hotfix applies an update to our networking systems backend for stability and should have no outward facing changes.

If something you wanted fixed was not on here (most likely not since this was the tiniest patch we have ever patched), fret not. We are looking into lots of issues, lots of reports, and plenty of opinions, too! We will be digging carefully and fixing things that we deem most critical, and then working our way through some other less critical issues. Criticality is determined by the number of people experiencing an issue, the impact it has on gameplay (e.g. visual bugs get much lower priority), and things that disrupt the fun in a harmful way. Thanks for reaching out to us with issues (and opinions!)

See you again soon, scientists.


Onward to science!

The Deep Field Team