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A new update is now available!
First of all, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to report bugs, share suggestions, and leave reviews. Your feedback has been incredibly valuable and helps us improve the game with every update.
Fixed workers sometimes getting stuck and stopping work.
Fixed wolves being able to attack through walls.
Improved vehicle physics and handling.
Fixed store opening and closing times.
Upgraded the in-game tablet map.
Highlighted the towing button to make it easier to find.
Vehicles are now towed directly to the player instead of the cabin.
Customers can now buy between 1 and 5 items.
Customers now open the front doors when entering the store.
Updated customer collision layers to improve navigation.
Fixed an issue where multiple copies of the same customer could appear during gameplay.
We're continuing to work on more fixes, gameplay improvements, and new features. Thank you for your continued feedback and support!
Launch Day Recap & First Improvements
It’s been just over 24 hours since Arctic Shift: Fuel Station launched, and we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who joined us on day one.
The amount of feedback we’ve received has been incredible. We’ve been reading your reviews, bug reports, suggestions, and discussions almost nonstop.
Over the past day we’ve already released several small updates and fixes, including improvements to gameplay, UI, interactions, stability, and a number of issues reported by the community. While many of these were small individually, together they make the experience much smoother.
We also want to apologize to everyone who ran into problems during launch.
Arctic Shift: Fuel Station is a project created by just two developers. We tested the game as much as we possibly could, but once thousands of players started exploring every corner of the game, they naturally discovered issues that never appeared during our testing.
That’s not an excuse - it’s simply the reality of a small team. Every report helps us improve the game, and we’re committed to fixing issues as quickly as we can.
To everyone who took the time to report bugs, leave constructive feedback, or simply support us with a review: thank you. It truly means a lot.
This launch is only the beginning. We’re already working on more fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and future content based on your suggestions.
Thank you for your patience, your support, and for giving Arctic Shift: Fuel Station a chance.
See you in the Arctic!
Hello everyone!
The day has finally arrived - Arctic Shift: Fuel Station is officially available on Steam!
We want to thank everyone who supported us throughout development. Whether you played the demo, reported bugs, shared feedback, created videos, or simply added the game to your wishlist, your support helped make this launch possible.
Take on the challenge of managing a remote gas station deep in the Arctic. Serve travelers, keep your shelves stocked, clear snow, chop wood, survive blizzards, and explore the surrounding wilderness while uncovering its secrets.
This is only the beginning. We already have plenty of updates planned, including new content, gameplay improvements, quality-of-life features, and ideas inspired by your feedback.
If you enjoy the game, leaving a Steam review is one of the best ways to support us and helps more players discover Arctic Shift.
Thank you for being part of this journey. Have any ideas, found a bug, or just want to chat? Join our Discord - we'd love to hear from you!
We hope you enjoy your time in the Arctic!
Hello everyone!
We wanted to share a quick update about the launch of Arctic Shift: Fuel Station.
As we wrapped up the final steps of the Steam release process, we decided to give ourselves a little more time before launch. The new release date is July 24.
We'll be using these extra days to continue polishing the game, improving performance, and adding more localizations so even more players can enjoy the experience from day one.
Thank you so much for all the support you've shown us throughout development. We're almost there, and we can't wait for you to start your first shift on July 24.
Hello everyone!
The day has finally arrived — Arctic Shift: Fuel Station will officially launch on Steam on July 14.Thank you to everyone who played the demo, shared feedback, reported bugs, and added the game to their wishlist. Your support has helped us improve the game every step of the way.We're excited for you to begin your shift in the frozen wilderness and experience the full game.See you on July 14!We're excited to announce that Arctic Shift: Fuel Station is officially participating in Steam Next Fest!
To celebrate, we've just released our biggest demo update yet.
Over the past weeks we've focused on improving nearly every aspect of the demo experience, making it a much better representation of our vision for the full game.
• Improved visuals, lighting, and environmental details
• Reworked introduction and onboarding experience
• Improved gameplay flow and progression
• Better immersion across the entire station and surrounding wilderness
• Quality-of-life improvements
• Performance optimizations and bug fixes
The updated demo lets you run a remote Arctic fuel station, serve travelers, manage supplies, explore the surrounding area, and grow your business in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
If you've already played the demo, now is the perfect time to jump back in and experience all the improvements.
If you're discovering Arctic Shift: Fuel Station for the first time through Steam Next Fest, we hope you enjoy your stay in the frozen north.
And if you're enjoying the demo, please consider adding the game to your wishlist. Every wishlist helps us tremendously and supports the continued development of the game.
Thank you for your support, and enjoy Steam Next Fest!
Today we're sharing our roadmap for Arctic Shift and the features currently planned for future updates.
We're expanding the game with station upgrades, new vehicles, employees, hidden quests, dynamic events, world expansion, new mysteries, and much more.
Thank you for supporting Arctic Shift: Fuel Station and being part of the journey.
You can now experience the harsh Arctic wilderness, manage your remote fuel station, serve travelers and survive the freezing cold in:
• English • Russian • German • Brazilian Portuguese • Japanese • Simplified Chinese • Korean
This localization update includes: • Full interface localization • Tutorials and gameplay texts • Steam store page localization
Thank you for supporting Arctic Shift: Fuel Station.
This update focuses on improving the early gameplay experience and polishing core systems.
Changes in this update: • Lowered drinking sound volume • Added snapping to build mode • Snow now regenerates only during heavy snowfall • Improved tutorial steps and flow • Snow piles now spawn less frequently • Added more space for making U-turns near the lumber mill • Various minor fixes and improvements
Thank you for playing Arctic Shift: Fuel Station Demo.
This update includes improvements to snow accumulation, tutorial flow, pacing, stamina balancing, shelf placement freedom, snow pile visibility, and more quality of life features across the game.
Some of the changes include: • Snow now accumulates only while it’s actively snowing • Reworked and expanded tutorial system • Now tip menu accessible anytime with the “I” key • Improved snow pile placement and visibility • Items can now be taken back off shelves • Slower in-game time progression • Rebalanced stamina drain • Added a coffee machine for restoring stamina • Improved truck recovery options • Additional future station upgrade plans and customer scaling improvements
We truly appreciate both the positive feedback and the criticism - it helps us improve the game much faster and shape Arctic Shift into a better experience for everyone.
Thank you again for playing the demo and supporting the project
Huge thank you to all players, streamers, YouTubers, and everyone sharing feedback, bugs, and suggestions during the demo launch. We’ve been reading everything and working nonstop on improvements ❤️
Here are some of the fixes and changes already completed:
✔ Tutorial improvements and fixes ✔ Better tips and UI clarity ✔ Coffee now restores energy properly ✔ Tea tutorial fixes ✔ Customer behavior improvements during tutorial ✔ Reduced snow cleaning time ✔ Improved interaction systems ✔ Added flashlight button ✔ Better sleep transition timing ✔ Improved main menu visuals ✔ Store names added ✔ Wolf balancing changes ✔ Better item switching ✔ Delivery/unloading zone improvements ✔ Various bug fixes, balancing changes, and polish across the game
And much more already in progress.
This is only the beginning - thank you again for all the support and for helping shape the game with your feedback 🚛❄️
Step into a remote Arctic fuel station and take on the first shifts of running it in extreme conditions. What starts as routine work quickly becomes something more.
– Run the station and serve customers
– Restock shelves and manage supplies
– Drive out on early supply runs
– Experience dynamic weather and harsh conditions
This is an early slice of the full experience and the foundation of the systems we’ve been building.
If you enjoy it, consider wishlisting — it helps us a lot.
## The Demo Is Coming in Early May
We’re excited to announce the first public demo for Arctic Shift: Fuel Station launches in early May.
Step into life at a remote Arctic fuel station:
- Manage and grow your gas station
- Deliver supplies through snowy wilderness roads
- Serve customers and keep operations running
- Survive harsh weather and unexpected dangers
- Experience the frozen frontier before full release
This demo is a major milestone for us, and we can’t wait for you to play it.
🔥 Wishlist the game and follow the page so you don’t miss launch.
More updates soon.
Hello everyone,
We’d like to share a development update on Arctic Shift: Fuel Station.Over the past months we’ve been actively working on improving the game and preparing a playable demo that will allow players to experience the core gameplay and atmosphere of the station.At the same time, the project has started to grow beyond the station itself. We are currently expanding the surrounding area into a small open-world environment, where the station becomes part of a larger Arctic region. Some of the locations we are working on include:• A warehouse where station supplies are delivered • The station operator’s house • An electric station where players will be able to restore power during outagesThese additions help make the world feel more connected and immersive.Alongside these changes, we are continuing to improve visual quality, lighting, weather effects, and overall optimization to ensure the game runs smoothly while maintaining the atmosphere of the Arctic wilderness.Thanks to everyone for wishlisting our game! Get ready to run and upgrade your remote pump: fuel cars, serve customers, stock goods, chop firewood, shovel snow and survive blizzards. Our demo is coming out soon.
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