Permafrost Quests: Full Main Story and Side Quest List
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Quick answer: the current Early Access build contains 90 quests across 9 chains — 37 on the main story path and 53 side quests. The story runs from "A New Beginning" to "Closer to the Sun" at the solar facility. The longest chain is the Village chain (23 quests).
The main story in order
The 37 main quests as the game files chain them (build 0.44.2):
| # | Quest | Chain | What you do |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A New Beginning | Main story | Find the nearest shelter (tutorial) |
| 2 | Feel The Heat | Main story | Find the leader — Robyn at Horizon |
| 3 | Horizon's Kitchen | Village | Cook a meat dish for Robyn |
| 4 | Dog Days | Village | Rescue your new ally in the Bone Cave |
| 5 | New Home | Village | Gather resources and build your first base (18 objectives) |
| 6 | The Outpost | Woods | Reach Hunter's Glade |
| 7 | High Frequency | Woods | Rebuild the Hunter's Glade tower to catch Icarus's signal |
| 8 | The Way Home | Woods | Reach House Camp (reward: tailoring bench blueprint + utility backpack) |
| 9 | House Camp Flipper | House Camp | Renovate the walls of House Camp (17 objectives, 5 rewards) |
| 10 | Breaking the Radio Silence | House Camp | Listen to Icarus's message (reward: mountain backpack + hybrid set schematics) |
| 11 | Any Way The Wind Blows | Technocrats | Repair the windmill |
| 12 | Bed and Breakfast | Village | Light the brazier |
| 13 | Tools of Survival | Village | Learn gathering and tool crafting |
| 14 | The Deer Hunter | Village | Gather ingredients and cook a warm meal |
| 15 | Electric Sheeps | Technocrats | Find and repair the cleaning robot |
| 16 | Grumpy Friend | Urban District | Meet Jeremiah at Crow's Nest about the Permafrost armor |
| 17 | Stolen Treasure | Urban District | Recover stolen supplies from the Moon Cult |
| 18 | Where It All Began | Urban District | Explore the old bunker and retrieve something valuable |
| 19 | Dressed for White Hell | Urban District | Prepare the Lunar set for White Hell's conditions |
| 20 | The Last Stand | Main story | Find Condor and learn about White Hell |
| 21 | Extreme Makeover | Solar Fields | Renovate the Solar Crossing |
| 22 | Going Further | Main story | Find an upgraded heater blueprint to cross White Hell |
| 23 | Permafrost Armor | Main story | Find somebody to learn what happened |
| 24 | House into a Home | Woods | Set up House Camp (13 objectives) |
| 25 | Let's See What the Future Holds | Solar Fields | Wait for news about the radio tower |
| 26 | Parking Zoo | Solar Fields | Help the Rat Queen with animals (teaches the weapon bench; 2 rewards) |
| 27 | Queen of Rats | Solar Fields | Rat Queen follow-up |
| 28 | Suit Up | Technocrats | Reach The Estate |
| 29 | The Guided Tour | Technocrats | Tour the Technocrats Colony |
| 30 | Gardener, Mechanic, Tribal, Spy | Technocrats | Find the saboteur (15 objectives) |
| 31 | Tower of Finn | House Camp | Reach Finn |
| 32 | New Town | Solar Fields | Talk to Logan about the nearest radio tower |
| 33 | Trial of the Storm | Main story | See what's lurking behind White Hell |
| 34 | What's Up, Doc? | Solar Fields | Visit the local doctor (Dr. Sonnenberg) |
| 35 | The Collector | Solar Fields | Collect delivery crates |
| 36 | The Art of the Deal | Solar Fields | Logan and the radio tower access |
| 37 | Closer to the Sun | Solar Fields | Find the electric heater blueprint in the solar facility (2 rewards) — current end of EA story |
The 9 quest chains
Village (23 quests), House Camp (16), Woods (16), Solar Fields (13), Main story (6), Technocrats (6), Urban District (6), plus Bunker and White Hell chains. 26 quests give item or blueprint rewards.
Side quests worth doing early
- Lost Connection (House Camp, Sean): the truth-telling path pays out medical supplies and fuel-free moonstone lamps.
- Skinwalker's hunting challenges (Hunter's Glade): wolf-head hat, heaters and food rewards.
- Oh Deer!-style NPC hunt requests: easy early rewards (note: one reward claim bug is on the known-issues list).
Quest safety rules (Early Access)
Do steps in order, pick up quest items one at a time, and Space-skip through stuck dialogue. Details and more workarounds in the walkthrough.
FAQ
Is 37 quests the whole story? It's the current end of the Early Access story — more is planned during EA (the developers have announced at least 12 months of content updates).
Where am I stuck? Search this page for your quest name, then check the walkthrough section for that chapter.
Related: Walkthrough with details · Tailoring bench unlock · Food for Horizon's Kitchen
Related guides
- Permafrost Walkthrough: Main Quest Route (Early Access)The full main quest route through the Early Access region — Horizon, the bone cave, New Home, Hunter's Glade, House Camp and the Solar Fields — with quest-gating gotchas.
- Permafrost Beginner Guide: Survive Your First DaysA practical opening route: pick a background, craft stone tools, master campfire discipline, rescue your dog, build a first cabin, and learn how blueprint points and saving actually work.
- Permafrost Food Guide: Cooking, Healing and HuntingCooked food heals. Get the kitchen stove from Anna's quest, combine meat with edible roots for a 50-HP healthy dish, and never eat raw meat.
- Permafrost Tailoring Bench: Unlock, Build and UseThe tailoring bench blueprint comes from Skinwalker's reward box at Hunter's Glade. It costs 3 copper ingots to build and crafts the clothing sets.