Dead Frontier 2 news & patch notes

Nightmare Loop has arrived!

Designed to offer a completely new angle to Dead Frontier 2, this brutal end-game challenge unlocks only after you have at least one character who has reached Level 60. Expect to fail multiple times—while your experience matters, the roguelike odds can and will be stacked against you. However, the struggle is entirely worth it: characters that manage to successfully conquer the loop will arrive in the main world decked out with extra perks.

• The Nightmare Loop option is now available when creating a new character for anyone with at least one level 60.

• All accounts with at least one level 60 character get an extra character slot

• A new Nightmare Loop leaderboard has been added along with daily/weekly/monthly credit rewards for those who can complete it the fastest.

Other Updates:

• 30 New Achievements for the Main Storyline.

• New Secronom Uniques available for purchase from George Boylan, the Council's faction trader NPC located at Council HQ.

• A New Transport NPC who can ferry players directly into Secronom's Bunker (requires Adler's Eye to access).

• Some bugs with how storyline objects, puzzles and unique chests are placed have been fixed.

P.S Nightmare Loop is hard... really hard. It is supposed to be one of the biggest challenges in the game for end-game players. Please keep this in mind when playing and try not to smash up your computer too much when you die!

Coming Soon: Nightmare Loop & Level 70 Content Update

We’ve got some absolutely massive updates in the pipeline, and we honestly can’t wait to share what’s coming next to Dead Frontier 2!

Here is a breakdown of what you can expect in the near future.

Nightmare Loop

Releasing in just a couple of weeks!

Prepare to die... a lot. Anklast has been hard at work for the past several months developing Nightmare Loop, a hardcore, perma-death roguelike mini-game prequel.

Designed to offer a completely new angle to Dead Frontier 2, this brutal end-game challenge unlocks only after you have at least one character who has reached Level 60. Expect to fail multiple times—while your experience matters, the roguelike odds can and will be stacked against you. However, the struggle is entirely worth it: characters that manage to successfully conquer the loop will arrive in the main world completely decked out with extra perks.

We’ve already completed testing, so keep your eyes peeled for the official launch in just a few weeks! Alongside the Nightmare Loop release, we are also rolling out:

• 30 New Achievements for the Main Storyline.

• New Secronom Uniques available for purchase from George Boylan, the Council's faction trader NPC located at Council HQ.

• A New Transport NPC who can ferry players directly into Secronom's Bunker (requires Adler's Eye to access).

Level 70 Content Update

Targeted for Early Autumn

If surviving the Nightmare Loop isn't enough for you, we are also currently working on a massive endgame content update! Here is a sneak peek at what is currently in development:

• Increased Level Cap: Push your survivors further—all the way up to Level 70!

• Massive Zombie Variety: We are introducing a huge pool of themed zombie designs, including police officers, soldier, doctors, bandits, cultists, survivors, and more. Each new model features a massive variety of mix-and-match clothing and body parts, exponentially increasing the visual variety of the undead you face.

• Two New End-Game Areas: Massive new zones to explore and conquer.

• New End-Game Boss: Face off against at least one brand-new, terrifyingly large boss enemy.

• New Gear: A huge variety of new weapons and equipment to loot and equip.

• New Daily End Game: A fresh daily end-game mission to keep your skills sharp and the rewards flowing.

I’ll leave you with some screenshots of our horrifying new zombie models below. We hope you love them as much as we do!

• Take on the fearsome Clockwork Crawlers!
• Find the Brother's Shop and take part in a brand new Easter mission
• Get +100% EXP, +100% Unique Find, +100% Elite Find & +100% Find Ammo Quantity
• Hunt Easter bunny zombies that grant large amounts of bonus EXP
• Take part in our Easter challenge events and earn special rewards
• Loot or craft an array of new Easter gear and attachments
• Grab a selection of new and old Easter cosmetics from the shop
• Get 20% off all purchases!

• Existing accounts will be asked if they want to link with Steam, once this is complete you can login quickly without needing to enter your password each time. **NOTE: Only one game account can be linked with a given Steam account. Once this is done, it cannot be changed.**
• It is now possible to create an account with Steam instead of manually creating an account.
• Confirming your email address now carries a permanent +5% EXP boost for all characters.

• We have added Steam achievements. Currently there are 67 basic achievements, but we'll be adding a lot more in the next couple of weeks!
• We added a bunch of new materials to our buildings to help improve the visual variety
• A bug related to looting was fixed

• Take on the fearsome Gilded Mare boss!
• Find the Family's Residence and take part in brand new Lunar New Year mission!
• Get +100% EXP, +100% Unique Find, +100% Elite Find & +50% Search Speed
• Hunt Nian zombies that grant large amounts of bonus EXP
• Take part in our Lunar challenge events and earn special rewards
• Loot or craft an array of new Lunar themed gear including a new assault rifle
• Grab a new Lunar cosmetic from the shop
• Get 20% off all purchases!

• Rifles and Assault Rifles can now shoot through zombies/mutants and their bone armour. The first hit deals Headshot or Body Damage as normal, but subsequent hits deal Pierce Damage instead.
• Each weapon also has a stat called Pierce Targets, this decides the maximum number of zombies or mutants that can receive the Pierce Damage. Hitting bone armour counts as one target.
• Most Rifles have 3 or 4 Pierce Targets, and Assault Rifles have 1
• Pierce Damage can be increased both from skills and from equipped items.
• If your Pierce Damage is higher than your normal damage, your normal damage will be raised to the same level.

• You can now buy random level 60 elite weapons from the Dead End Store for 100k each.
• If your Cleave Damage is higher than your normal damage, your normal damage will be raised to the same level.
• Ronin's Blade has had it's damage and clip size buffed.

• Play our Christmas storyline and uncover the mysteries of Fatman's Factory! (talk to Fatman in Greywood Star Hotel to start)
• Battle the terrifying new Blizzard Beast boss
• Loot or craft an array of powerful new event uniques and attachments
• Join in with Christmas themed challenge events, battling both new and old event enemies!
• Take down Christmas infected that grant large amounts of bonus EXP!
• Loot some Egg Nog and enjoy the festive buzz
• Get a new cosmetic piece from the credit shop
• Get +100% EXP, +100% Ammo Loot, +100% Elite Find Chance AND +100% Unique Find Chance!
• Get an 20% off all purchases!

• Melee weapons now have a Cleave Damage stat, which is applied to any additional zombies or mutant hit in the same swing.
• Cleave Damage can be increased both from skills and from equipped items.
• Each weapon also has a stat called Cleave Targets, this decides the maximum number of zombies or mutants that can receive the Cleave Damage.
• In addition to the above, all melee weapons now deal +25% more damage and stun the enemies for 33% longer than before.
• The current values are just a starting point, and we will continue to tweak them based on feedback from players. The goal is to make melee useful until much later in the game than it is currently.

• Fixed a bug with health when entering the Killing Grounds
• Lowered the boosts for participating in the Purge so that PvE players don't feel like it's mandatory to take part.
• Lowered the number of kills you need to get the higher purge boost, from 10 to 3.
• The duration of the Purge event is now 20 minutes instead of 60 minutes.
• The Purge will now only be advertised to players over level 40.

• 10 minutes after each Outpost Attack ends, The Purge will begin.
• The Purge event lasts for 1 hour.
• During the Purge, anyone who scores at least one valid kill in the Killing Grounds (MMO Mode) will be granted a new boost: The Mark of the Purge.
• Anyone who scores more than 10 valid kills the Killing Grounds (MMO Mode), will have their boost upgraded to: Champion of the Purge
• The boost both last for 2 hours, after the final kill is scored.
• For a kill to count, it must follow all the normal PvP leaderboard rules.

• Play our updated & improved Halloween storyline! New players should talk to Kai Lane but returning players should start by exploring the new Labyrinth in Fright's Mansion.
• Battle the terrifying new Bog Beast!
• Loot or craft an array of powerful new uniques and attachments!
• Join in with Halloween themed challenge events, battling both new and old event enemies!
• Take down Halloween infected that grant large amounts of bonus EXP!
• Craft some Pumpkin Pie and enjoy the Halloween high
• Get a new cosmetic item from the credit shop
• Get +100% EXP, +100% Ammo Loot, +100% Elite Find Chance AND +100% Unique Find Chance!
• Get an 20% off all purchases!

• Several important new Points of Interest (POIs) have been added.
• A large number of new quests await you.
• A new unlockable rifles subclass is now available.
• Armor repair kits have been introduced.
• New crafting recipes have been added.
• New short tutorial for new characters.
• Full localization support for Chapter 1 and existing content.

• New basic level 60 weapons for existing weapon classes (coming very soon).
• New regular zombies and other enemies (coming soon).
• New hardcore roguelike mode (work in progress).
• Chapter 2 (levels 40–60).
• Polishing, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.

We're happy to announce that we've just released the first of our new zombies into the game. These new zombie models have a wide variety of different heads, hairstyles and clothing options which will greatly increase the variety of zeds you encounter. However, this is just the first phase and we have a lot more new zombies in the pipeline ready to be released over the course of 2025. Watch this space! Here are just a few examples of what were added today: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/35d4968cdceff4e3b1401e0940463971595c1a9b.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/cb6f484a0fadcdf0f39896af5ef82fddd68813a8.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/529d4f443afd22a8fff798b6269218bc0da24df2.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/f27c85c8238fcc7131b32ca90619aa9d8f5e288a.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/77526d2e916c1c12e4cdd73b4a6c200ef13d55cf.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/d368df0e8b4155960f6744a62a705702706a59ee.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/b9b31fb2c6dacec5d936e2ce3e6ad0aa32459692.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/551b5b896ab0f1c549380d812da67c9a7ce445e9.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32090378/d36bdbe37560a684c3e7a55a3d9197884ed65de7.jpg