Permafrost Walkthrough: Opening Quest Order and Steps

Permafrost walkthrough: verified opening sequence

This is a documented opening route, not a claim that every chapter of Early Access has been completed. Quest names and steps below were cross-checked with October 2026 recorded gameplay. Follow the in-game Journal (J) for your current build.

Step	Quest	Completion checkpoint
1	A New Beginning	Collect resources, craft Stone tools and light a Campfire
2	Feel the Heat	Leave the cave, reach Horizon and speak with Robyn
3	Horizon’s Kitchen	Complete Robyn’s early cooking task
4	Dog Days	Rescue the dog in Bone Cave using Bandage and raw Meat
5	New Home	Build a shelter, Workbench, Furnace and Radio Station Bench
6	The Outpost	Receive the next transmission using the radio; consult the current journal for next waypoint

1. A New Beginning: getting out of the ravine

You spawn near a collapsed bridge. Find bushes and Rock Shards around the first clearing; 3 Wood and 3 Stone are early quest targets. Make the Stone Shiv / Axe / Pickaxe through Inventory (Tab), then craft the materials needed for a Campfire and starter Bow. Add Wood to the campfire’s fuel slot and turn it on—placing a cold campfire is not the same as warming yourself.

For precise early tool costs and controls, see the first-hour beginner route.

2. Feel the Heat: the cave and Horizon

Follow the cave waypoint, exit into the valley and travel to Horizon. Do not mistake passing the entrance for mission completion. The quest requires speaking to Robyn inside the leader cabin. Collect and claim a bed/sleeping bag here for a practical respawn location before leaving.

3. Dog Days: where the companion appears

Follow the quest back out toward Bone Cave, which is indexed on the interactive map. The recorded rescue requires a Bandage for the injured dog and raw Meat to feed it. This is your companion, not an alternative player character.

4. New Home: shelter, furnace and radio

The New Home quest recording shows you leaving Bone Cave into the Woods and building a working starter shelter. The material chain moves through a Workbench, Flint tools, a Stone Furnace, smelted Copper Ingots and Wire to the Radio Station Bench. The steps are connected; you cannot meaningfully skip straight to the radio.

Gameplay recordings to follow

For on-screen verification, open the no-commentary Part 1 walkthrough or the longer first-session gameplay recording. These are third-party creators, not our own videos.

This guide does not assert a completed walkthrough for unverified later missions. Check the live journal if your quest differs after a patch.

Next, use the building checklist, crafting reference and save instructions to avoid losing progress.