Survey ledger / 10 Places / November 7, 2026

Survey ledger / locations & POIs

A field guide to places that move.

The world is procedural, so a fixed map would be a lie. This table indexes the location types, confirmed landmarks and dynamic events you can actually plan for.

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No fixed map

Learn the types, not the coordinates.

Arctic Drive generates a fresh stretch of frozen wilderness each run. Routes and points of interest are randomized. The Steam description frames the trip as a long road with no map. A static map with coordinates would be wrong for most players on most runs.

What transfers between runs is the decision pattern: what a cabin, gas station, wreck or generator site can offer, and how to approach it when the weather is turning.

A brown car outside a building with a Martin’s Auto sign at dusk.
Martin’s Auto: an observed landmark, but not a confirmed shop. — Official screenshot
A ruined building at night under an aurora with a biohazard-style symbol.
A night-time ruin: the kind of POI that can be shelter or a warning. — Official screenshot
A cabin table with a photo, dog food, a mug and a note reading Brian gone?
The starting cabin: the first shelter and the first story hook. — Official screenshot
Confirmed

The developer, publisher or store page states it directly.

Observed

It appears in an official screenshot or pre-launch build. The value may change.

Planned

It is on the roadmap or in an Early Access statement, not necessarily in the current build.

Unconfirmed

We found no primary source. Treat it as unknown, not as a fact.

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Place / POITypeWhat to expectSource
The starting cabin and garageConfirmed
Starting area

The scenario begins in a cold cabin with a broken car, scattered parts and almost no food.

Field note

The official store description sets the opening in a cabin: no food, a half-empty soda in the fridge, and a beaten-up car in the garage with its parts lying around. The demo adds a guided scenario and a fenced starting area so players do not miss the road. Demo v0.18.14 added revival kits to the starting garage for 2–4 player groups and fixed a car-door spawn issue there.

Martin's AutoObserved
Service station

A garage sign visible in an official screenshot; its exact role is not documented.

Field note

An official screenshot shows a brown car parked outside a building with a “Martin’s Auto” sign at dusk. The building looks like a garage or service station, but the developers have not published a POI description, loot table or map role. We list it as an observed landmark, not a guaranteed shop.

Abandoned FactoryConfirmed
Industrial

A beta POI with a new type of challenge and alternate layouts.

Field note

The closed-beta update added an Abandoned Factory POI “featuring a completely new type of challenge.” The same update added POI variations with different loot, extra crafting stations, new exploration routes and small parkour challenges. No fixed layout exists because the world is procedurally generated.

Gas stations and roadside stopsConfirmed
Service station

Potential fuel, shelter and supplies — but not a guaranteed safe stop.

Field note

The Steam description says an odd cabin or gas station might give you more fuel, an empty box to recycle, or nothing but safety from a blizzard. The procedural world randomizes routes and points of interest each run, so a stop that was rich on one trip may be stripped or dangerous on the next.

Cabins, shacks and sheltersConfirmed
Shelter

Places to get out of the wind, warm up and search for supplies.

Field note

Cabins and shacks are confirmed locations for loot and storm shelter. The publisher’s key points mention exploring wrecks, shacks and points of interest. A cabin interior appears in the official screenshot with a table, a photo, dog food and a note reading “BRIAN GONE?” — part of the scenario’s story setup.

Wrecks and abandoned vehiclesConfirmed
Wreck

A source of car parts, fuel and scrap; also a warning about the road.

Field note

The press kit lists wrecks as explorable points of interest. The closed-beta update reduced the amount of fuel found in abandoned vehicles and added more useful vehicle parts elsewhere. Wrecks are physical scenes: parts must be removed, carried and loaded, and the surrounding road may be hazardous.

Generator, recycler and crafting sitesConfirmed
Industrial

Powered stations that turn salvage into upgrades.

Field note

The Steam description promises that around the next hill you might find a working generator with a recycler and crafting bench. Crafting benches and recyclers require generator power, and generators consume fuel. These sites are worth marking mentally, but the procedural world means their locations change.

Biomes and changing roadsConfirmed
Wilderness

Forest, open ground and narrowing roads; the landscape changes with distance.

Field note

A July 2026 update added biomes with new vegetation, rocks, tree stumps, and road widths that change by biome. The developer says the world changes with sometimes radically different landscapes, and biome difficulty varies with kilometers driven. New biomes are also listed for Early Access and post-launch updates. No complete biome list has been published.

Air dropsConfirmed
Dynamic event

A flare-gun call brings supplies — if the drop lands somewhere usable.

Field note

Air drops are a confirmed off-road event and the Flare Gun’s advertised function. Demo v0.19.2 made drops less likely to land upside down. The contents, number of flares and whether a drop can be called in every mode are not fully documented.

Tornado pathsConfirmed
Dynamic event

Announced in November 2026: a weather event that can throw players and cargo.

Field note

The developer announced tornadoes on November 4, 2026, warning players to outrun or hide from them or risk ragdolling through the air, losing the truck, or dropping collected items. The post does not confirm whether tornadoes are in the current demo or only the Early Access build. Treat them as a launch-window hazard until the build is playable.

Sources & verification

Checked November 7, 2026

We link to the primary source for each factual claim. Store pages and developer announcements can change after publication; the access date records what we saw.

  1. 01
    Arctic Drive on Steam

    Valve / Bonus Stage Publishing · Official store page

    Release date, features, Early Access statement, system requirements, languages, categories and screenshots.

  2. 02
    Arctic Drive demo out now!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · October 8, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Demo content: scenario, multiple biomes, blizzards and shopping carts.

  3. 03
    New DEMO patch v0.18.14 is live!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · October 16, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Revival kits in the starting garage for 2–4 player groups; networking fixes.

  4. 04
    Arctic Drive press kit

    Bonus Stage Publishing · Press kit

    Key features, platforms, release date, screenshots and key art.

  5. 05
    The beta is ending, here's what has been added into the game!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · June 18, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Save/load, crafting overhaul, Organic resource, Abandoned Factory, proximity voice chat, damage and cargo systems.

  6. 06
    Update 0.9.4 drops for playtesting!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · July 11, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Research Station and blueprints, six crafting categories, N100-2S, snow overhaul, water cooler.

  7. 07
    New patch v0.11.7 is live for playtesters!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · July 24, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Biomes, 20 L jerrycans, protein bars, repair kit levels 2 and 3.

  8. 08
    Roadmap

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · July 2, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Six milestones from closed beta to full release. The post carries the disclaimer that items may change.

  9. 09
    Arctic Drive Demo on Steam

    Valve / Bonus Stage Publishing · Official store page

    Demo app released October 8, 2026.

  10. 10
    Arctic Drive is in the Top 50 of most-played demos last Next Fest + v0.19.2!

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · October 27, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Demo v0.19.2 additions and fixes, including revival kits for 2–4 player groups.

  11. 11
    3 weeks before we take Steam by STORM

    Pebbles Games / PlayTogether Studio · November 4, 2026 · Developer announcement

    Tornadoes, nearly 100K wishlists, 100K demo players and a top-50 Next Fest demo placement.

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