Driving Survival Game Pacific Drive Delayed to Early 2024

Publisher Kepler Interactive and developer Ironwood Studios have announced that the upcoming first-person driving survival game Pacific Drive has been delayed from its previously planned 2023 release window to early 2024, to “not compromise on the team’s well being.” The game will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.  In Pacific Drive, “your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest.”

The full message regarding the delay via the developer:

“As summer comes to a close, we’d like to share that Pacific Drive is moving its release to early 2024.

This decision gives us the room to make Pacific Drive the best it can be, while still prioritizing the health of our team.

As many know, we’ve been hard at work bringing this idea to life for quite some time, and every day adds even more to a game we’re all proud of. In this final stretch however, it’s important to us that we stay true to ourselves, and not compromise on the team’s well being.

As our community grows, the support and excitement everyone has shown has been incredible and we can’t wait for everyone to take their own set of wheels out into The Zone. Everyone here at Ironwood truly appreciates your patience and understanding.

We also have a surprise to share. Next week at the Future Games Show, we’ll be participating in the main showcase with a brand new trailer. We’re so excited for you all to see it!”

The game’s details via the publisher:

Pacific Drive is a run-based, first-person driving survival game. Your car is your only companion as you navigate a surreal and anomaly-filled reimagining of the Pacific Northwest. Structured as a “road-like,” each excursion into the wilderness brings unique and strange challenges, as you restore and upgrade your car from an abandoned garage that acts as your home base. With the car as your lifeline, you’ll unravel a long-forgotten mystery as you make your way to the heart of the Olympic Exclusion Zone.

Key Features

First-person run-based driving survival gameplay.

Form a unique bond with a fully customizable car that develops its own quirks and personality.

Tense driving from behind the wheel, with moments of vulnerability when you step out to gather resources and make repairs.

From your upgradeable garage, each repeatable trip into the Zone is unique and randomized.

Systems driven gameplay that allows for player freedom, creativity, and experimentation.

Unravel a long-forgotten mystery of the Olympic Exclusion Zone as you explore a surreal and anomaly filled version of the Pacific Northwest.

Original score by Wilbert Roget, II and featuring more than 15 licensed songs.

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