Frosthaven's major Early Access content update "Awakening Protocol" is now available

by Mikhail Madnani on 23 October, 2025

Publisher Arc Games and developer Snapshot Games have launched the first Early Access update for dark fantasy tactical RPG Frosthaven today with 'Awakening Protocol' bringing in the new "Unfettered" storyline, three new heroes, and much more.

Arc Games outlined the Early Access Roadmap for Frosthaven before covering what players can expect over the course of the early access period with future updates expected in January, April, and July of 2026.

Frosthaven is now available in early access for PC (Steam, Epic).

You can find the Awakening Protocol update trailer and more details from Arc Games below:

Arc Games and Snapshot Games today released Frosthaven's first-ever major Early Access content update called Awakening Protocol. This free major update is available now for PC players who own the digital adaptation of the critically acclaimed tactical RPG board game by Isaac Childres and Cephalofair Games. Awakening Protocol introduces a brand-new storyline featuring the mysterious Unfettered machine civilization, three highly-anticipated playable heroes, additional bosses and quests, and major quality-of-life gameplay enhancements.
Watch the Frosthaven: Awakening Protocol trailer here: https://youtu.be/mpoZ75iv84M
Press assets for Frosthaven: Awakening Protocol can be found here: https://arc-games.box.com/v/FHV-AwakeningProtocol-Launch
Wishlist Frosthaven today and play the game in Early Access on Steam now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2347080/Frosthaven/
From Snapshot Games, led by CEO Julian Gollop – the creator of X-COM, in collaboration with board game creator Isaac Childres and Cephalofair Games, Frosthaven introduces the Awakening Protocolfree Early Access update. Inspired by the board game and player feedback, this new update builds upon Frosthaven like never before, bringing in a slew of new content, improvements and quality of life changes to the tactical RPG. In Awakening Protocol, heroes will explore the facility of a ruined ancient civilization from a millennia ago and face their biggest threat yet. The Unfettered, a ruthless faction of intelligent machines, have risen from their forgotten and rusted state to reclaim the surface, and players must make the choices that will determine the fate of Frosthaven.
Awakening Protocol, Frosthaven's first ever Early Access update, includes the following features:

The Unfettered Storyline: Confront the machine uprising, driven by a mysterious and formidable leader.

3 New Playable Heroes: Unlock 3 powerful new heroes and reshape the battlefield with bold new strategies.

5 New Bosses: Battle mechanical and unknown horrors, equipped with challenging abilities.

18+ More Quests: Explore new areas and confront dangerous threats.

1 New Building: Expand your settlement’s capabilities with the Town Hall.

8 Building Upgrades: Enhance and build up Frosthaven even further.

40+ New Items: Discover many new tools, weapons, and gear.

Challenges: Tackle unique objectives that offer additional risk and reward.

Job Postings: Complete new side quests from the Town Hall and increase your party’s capabilities.

In case you missed it, prior to this update, the Frosthaven team released a patch to introduce a mini-campaign inspired by player feedback: the “Road to Frosthaven” that improved the onboarding experience for the game. Read more details on the added adventure here. Following today’s update, there’s still so much more to come for FROSTHAVEN as it continues its Early Access journey, and the team at Snapshot Games gets feedback from players! If you haven’t yet, take a look at Frosthaven's Early Access roadmap to see what’s coming up.