Pacific Drive
Pacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game with your car as your only companion. Navigate a surreal reimagining of the Pacific Northwest, and face supernatural dangers as you venture into the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Each excursion into the wilderness brings unique and strange challenges as you restore and upgrade your car from an abandoned garage that acts as your home base. Gather precious resources and investigate what’s been left behind in the Zone; unravel a long-forgotten mystery while learning exactly what it takes to survive in this unpredictable, hostile environment.
Features
- Outrun the storm while facing strange perils in a world that shifts with every journey into the Zone
- Your car, your way – scavenge resources to craft new equipment and configure your wagon how you want. Experiment with different mods and car parts to navigate a treacherous landscape, and look good doing it
- Unravel the mystery of the Olympic Exclusion Zone, an abandoned research site in an anomaly-filled version of the Pacific Northwest
- Original score by Wilbert Roget, II and featuring 20+ licensed songs
DRIVE TO SURVIVE
It’s you and your station wagon against an unforgiving, vicious world. It’ll take more than a fresh set of tires to keep you alive, on and off the road. Your faithful wagon can be upgraded and reinforced to protect you, but the car is going to take a beating. Keep your gas tank filled and your panels intact to withstand the radiation permeating the Zone. You’ll be pushed to your limit – making repairs on the fly, scavenging materials wherever you can, and adapting your rolling fortress to tackle the many life-threatening dangers that lurk in the shadows.
INVESTIGATE THE ZONE
The experimental leftovers of the secretive ARDA organization remain scattered across the Zone, and finding answers won’t be easy. Everywhere you look you’ll find anomalies, surreal forces of a twisted nature that make your journey more difficult… or more interesting. Silhouettes in the dark, rolling piles of scrap metal, and towering pillars of earth – each trip is packed with otherworldly hazards. As terrifying as those may be, nothing compares to the overwhelming power of a Zone Storm. Stomp on the gas and outrun it if you can – these rolling maelstroms rend the landscape and obliterate anything that sticks around too long. Don’t let that be you.
REPEAT
Check the map, pack some gear for the trip, and hit the road. Gather resources and collect data as you go, there’s all sorts of useful stuff inside the walls of the Zone. Make it back safely and use the contents of your trunk to improve your car and garage. Every time you venture out, new trials await: bizarre weather, unforgiving landscapes, and experimental remnants. The golden rule in the Zone is ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’ — some materials can only be found in the most dangerous places. Be smart out there, and don’t waste time — it’s going to be a long haul.
Steam User 226
Amazing game!!! Also, here’s a tip: The game autosaves when you enter a new zone, so you don’t have to finish the whole run in one go. You can leave when you get to a new zone and then resume from where you left off.
Steam User 94
It's dark. You're low on gas. You've made a pretty good haul so far, but you're feeling worse for the journey. Just one more anchor and you can all it quits. And then you hear it; storm sirens. Only this is no ordinary storm - you are now in the shrinking eye of a radioactive storm of unmaking. You have to go. GO NOW.
Your car is a piece of shit. Truly. You've replaced every part a dozen times, the radio turns on whenever you close the trunk, and when you first found it, it couldn't do things like "turn left". And right now it's your only hope of survival.
The gateway opens up - a luminous pillar of yellow light in the distance that is your salvation. The eye is closing and if you stick to the road you won't make it in time. Reluctantly, you veer into the treeline. Your ride jerks uncomfortably as you mow down flora. Suddenly there's a loud THUNK as something hits your car - an anomalous, unthinking entity, affectionately named a Broken Bunny. Suddenly your headlights start blinking on and off. The doors all open at once. The radio turns on again for no reason and through distorted static you hear a preacher yelling at you about Jesus. The wheel jerks out of your grip and you veer into a ditch.
Shit shit shit! Crowbar in hand, you leap out of the car and smack the thing into a million pieces. You car is exorcised, but now you're facing the wrong way in a hole. You get back in and try to drive out, but the angle is too steep.
An angry yellow light covers the sky. You're now past the threshold and the storm is closing in on you. You're taking damage just being out here. This is bad. Getting out at this point is lethal.
You turn your wheel and manage to get some grip on the dirt sideways rather than upwards and after the longest 20 seconds of your life you're finally on level ground again. Through the trees you can see the gate way! You hit the gas with everything you've got. Anything you hit no longer matters as long as you keep moving.
The sky has now become red. The eye has totally collapsed and the radioactive storm is now in full effect. You can see the trees - the ground! - all disappearing. From somewhere there's a sound of screaming that you can't tell is from your car or the air itself.
You're yards away from the gateway now! The light almost filling your vision completely! Something cracks around you. Your radio, headlights, doors, all are going haywire. There's radiation everywhere and you feel yourself dying!
You're here! You're at the gateway! Light envelops you entirely! There's the sound of electricity and a blinding flash-
- And suddenly you're back. Back at the auto shop. Both you and your ride barely survived, but you did. Somehow. You breathe out. You pull in to the familiar comfort of your home in this strange land. The next little while is going to be spent repairing the damage, taking stock of your booty, and upgrading your ride so that you can go ever deeper, into more treacherous waters, and facing deadlier terrors. To find your only hope at escape.
Steam User 117
STALKCAR. My Summer Zone. Escape From Carkov. Roadtrip Picnic. Play it already.
Steam User 129
90% of the time, it's a relaxing game about driving through a mysterious stalker-style anomoly zone. The vibes are heckin cozy, the scenery is beautiful, the radio is playing, and everything just feels nice.
9% of the time you're on the edge of your seat, trying to desprately protect the one thing that keeps you protected from the dangers of the zone. Maybe you'll be trying to get up/down a steep hill without sliding and crashing, maybe you'll be desprately trying to stop your damaged car from falling apart completely while carefully rationing your limited resources; and maybe you'll be trying to escape an anomoly without crashing into a tree, or worse, another anomoly.
1% of the time your car will somehow be several dozen meters up in the air, flying at 80mph, completely out of control, and that will be the least of your concerns.
Steam User 74
At first, I was holding off buying this game, I had seem some screenshots and though it looked interesting. Luckily, I got the game through humble bundle and boy... Pacific Drive is an absolute gem that delivers a unique blend of eerie atmosphere, immersive survival mechanics, and deep vehicle customization. From the moment you step into your beat-up station wagon, you're thrown into a mysterious and unsettling world filled with strange anomalies, unpredictable weather, and an ever present sense of danger.
One of the strongest aspects of the game is its creepy atmosphere. The sound design, lighting, and strange environmental effects work together to create a constant sense of unease. Whether it's dense fog swallowing the road, bizarre electrical storms, or strange entities lurking just out of sight, every trip into the Zone feels unpredictable and tense.
Your gas station base is another fun part of the game that I enjoy. t's a crucial part of your survival. Upgrading it unlocks new tools, crafting options, and ways to improve your car. Managing resources and carefully planning upgrades is incredibly satisfying, making each supply run feel meaningful.
The real star of the game is the car itself. Starting as a barely functional wreck, you can customize and upgrade it into a rugged survival machine. Reinforce the body, install anomaly-powered tech, or tweak the suspension to handle rough terrain. The repair and maintenance mechanics add depth, making every dent and breakdown feel like a real consequence of your journey.
The story unfolds in a way that keeps you hooked, revealing the mysteries of the Zone piece by piece. Environmental storytelling and radio transmissions add to the intrigue, making you want to push further into the unknown.
Pacific Drive is a must-play for anyone who loves survival games with deep customization and a gripping atmosphere. The mix of exploration, tension-filled driving, and steady progression makes for an unforgettable experience.
I have actually been blown away with the experience and I would strongly recommend it!
Steam User 104
Hands down one of the most memorable and enjoyable experiences I've had (and still having).
The story, presentation, atmosphere is remarkable - this being a debut title for the studio is comparable of Valve's.
Up there in my top 5 no doubt.
Steam User 63
My game of the year hands down!
My favorite aspect of this game is the ability to import your own songs into the radio. Blasting my favorite tunes while avoiding anomolies and racing against incoming storms is something special.
The gameplay loop is great. Start off with a beat down vehicle, scavenge for parts and create upgrades your vehicle, advance through the story with random junctions and anomolies,, and continue on getting stronger.
Highly recommend!