LONDON (Oct. 23, 2025) - Fans of Ironwood Studios and Kepler Interactive’s critically acclaimed driving survival adventure Pacific Drive can now discover a new region of the mysterious Olympic Exclusion Zone with ‘Whispers in the Woods’ - a premium downloadable expansion available now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Revealed today in the Galaxies Autumn Showcase, Ironwood Studios and Kepler Interactive surprised fans with the release of both the Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods DLC expansion on all platforms and the release of the original Pacific Drive game on Xbox Series X|S consoles for the first time. Xbox Game Pass subscribers also have access to the base game starting today.
Watch the Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods Launch Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNbSiVUBJpg
As part of today’s surprising new DLC release, players can look forward to a brand-new story within a strange and mysterious part of the OEZ, discovering new junction types, anomalies and experiencing the power of Artifacts with their bizarre and inexplicable effects.
Today’s new DLC release also comes alongside a new patch to the base Pacific Drive game on all platforms, which includes several bug fixes and significant performance improvements.
Players new to Pacific Drive can get the game on Steam, Epic Games Store, Windows Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox consoles as part of various bundles from today onward; the new ‘Ritual Edition’ offers a complete package which includes the original Pacific Drive game, the Whispers in the Woods expansion and four previously-released cosmetic packs that allow players to personalize their trusty station wagon with space, friendly dumpster, frozen, and anomalous themes. For players looking to pick up the DLC and base game, the ‘Whispers Edition’ includes the original Pacific Drive and today's expansion, Whispers in the Woods.
Pacific Drive and the new Whispers in the Woods DLC expansion is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, with the base Pacific Drive game also available now on Xbox Game Pass. To find out more, visit: https://www.pacificdrivegame.com/
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About Ironwood Studios
Since its founding in 2019, Ironwood Studios has been hard at work on Pacific Drive and are extremely proud of bringing the Zone to life. The team’s passion stems from a love of road trips and the relationship between the driver and the car, always dreaming about surreal worlds and the Pacific Northwest - two things that feature prominently in the game. Ironwood’s goal is to create games that inspire players to tell their own stories, with systems that work together to create unexpected and unique experiences.
About Kepler Interactive
Kepler Interactive is a video game company and creative studio headquartered in London. With games like Pacific Drive, Sifu, Rematch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kepler curates its partnerships with developers worldwide to showcase some of the newest and most brilliant ideas in gaming that combine experimental game design with unique art direction.
Alongside its game portfolio, Kepler’s creative studio seeks to bring games to life in areas such as art, fashion, music, architecture and design through development of lifestyle products and collaborations with artists like fashion designer Robyn Lynch. Kepler explores the creative spaces that inspire games and the people who make them - challenging perspectives and elevating the medium to a new level.