This update will also bring quality-of-life improvements such as better teleporter tags, armor durability indicators, and improved trader behavior.

Abiotic Factor, inspired by late-'90s Half-Life aesthetics, has released its 1.0 version and plans ongoing free updates, paid DLC, and crossover content through 2026, with active community engagement.

Content plans for 2026 remain uncertain but may include a mystery crossover, new sectors, portal worlds, enemies, traders, recipes, and features like boats, brewing systems, pets v2, fishing improvements, and enemy AI enhancements.

A mysterious crossover DLC teased with an image of a palm tree is expected in spring 2026, potentially involving boats and fishing gameplay, though details are still under development.

Looking ahead to 2026, a major story-driven DLC is planned for summer, introducing a new unnamed facility, additional portal worlds, new enemy types, traders, recipes, and a new home world, complemented by a free patch with multi-quest journal features, boats, brewing systems, enhanced fishing, enemy AI improvements, and emote customization.

The upcoming roadmap includes increased difficulty settings, new game modes like Hardcore and Iron Mode, and various quality-of-life improvements.

Additional features slated for the future include new farmables such as Mushrooms and potentially Shadowberries, revamped weapon animations, new storage options like battery recharging crates, and new skill perks.

A new 1.1+ Roadmap from Abiotic Factor outlines plans from late 2025 through summer 2026, including a free weekend event from November 7 to 9 with co-op play.

There is potential for a new multi-quest system, expanded journal, and various gameplay features, along with a crossover event.

The free update will introduce more challenging AI behaviors, new equipment such as exercise machines that charge batteries and train skills, and a new workbench that might replace existing barter systems.

Winter 2025 will feature holiday-themed content, including a new Portal World, a new entity in the facility, and a cozy Winter Cabin home world as part of a free update, along with a Holiday Cryosphere update adding new entities and gameplay features.

Crossover cosmetics, including a Jester’s hat, are hinted at, with a new DLC called 'Temple of Stone' planned to gauge player interest.

The roadmap is flexible and subject to change, with plans for more storylines and expansions driven by community feedback and ongoing development.

A fall 2025 community update will introduce apocalyptic difficulty modes, hardcore and 'iron' modes, sandbox customization, improved trader and armor systems, new equipment like exercise gear, and new farmables and weapon enhancements, including an industrial crossbow and hardlight spear.