Pacific Drive gets paid DLC Whispers in the Woods for PC and PS5

Ironwood Studios and publisher Kepler Interactive announced a paid expansion for their driving survival game Pacific Drive, titled Whispers in the Woods, which is due to arrive on PC and PlayStation 5 later this year. The studio said the DLC will be available via Steam and the Epic Games Store and can be accessed from a new or existing save after the first few hours of the base game, though an exact release date has not been confirmed.

Whispers in the Woods adds a standalone eight to 12 hour story set in a different section of the Olympic Exclusion Zone, the game’s eerie Pacific Northwest forest. Ironwood described the new area as occupied by a group of anomaly-obsessed fanatics who have marked the woods with strange symbols and effigies. Players will be able to interact with the fanatics’ altars, recover Artifacts that confer bizarre effects, and outfit their station wagon with new parts and cosmetics as they explore fresh maps and junction types.

The expansion introduces new anomalies and anomaly behaviors, route modifiers that change play conditions, and additional garage stations and cosmetics, the studio said. Carrying Artifacts will both grant powerful effects and increase...