Seattle-based developer Ironwood Studios' Pacific Drive has launched for Windows and PlayStation 5 consoles. Keplar Interactive, whose previous releases include Sifu and Tchia, will serve as publisher for the studio's debut title.

Set in the Pacific Northwest, Pacific Drive casts players in the role of a survivalist traversing the anomaly-filled Olympic Exclusion Zone. Utilizing a garage as a base of operations, the run-based driving game challenges players to scavenge for resources from abandoned research sites, while customizing and maintaining your trusty station wagon.

Handling original music is composer Wilbert Roget II, whose upcoming orchestral score for Star Wars Outlaws draws inspiration from the franchise's cinematic themes. In addition, Ironwood licensed tracks from fifteen local bands based in the Pacific Northwest. Mastering for the soundtrack album is by Jordan Fehr.


The launch trailer displays a heavy focus on atmosphere, with horror and sci-fi undertones. Each excursion into the wilderness, on the road toward unraveling a long-forgotten mystery, is visited by anomalous weather patterns, mysterious technologies, and severe radiation.

Pacific Drive is currently available for PlayStation 5, along with Windows through Steam and the Epic Games Store. The Original Soundtrack and Radio Soundtrack albums are streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.


From the product page:

In the shadow of towering evergreens in the Pacific Northwest, you find yourself trapped behind a 300-meter wall. Why was it built and who or what are Remnants? Mysterious voices traverse the airwaves questioning you, warning you. Battling against the elements and anomalies, only one thing is certain, you and your car won’t leave The Zone unchanged.

Left untouched for over thirty years, the Olympic Exclusion Zone is home to all manners of hazards and mysterious phenomena known as anomalies. With only your station wagon for company, navigate the winding roads as you attempt to untangle a web of secrets that have surrounded the area since the 50s. Gather resources to upgrade your car and uncover more clues as you venture further and farther out into the unknown.

Apple Music - Pacific Drive Original Soundtrack / Pacific Drive Radio Soundtrack

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