NEDRA

NEDRA

Released Jun 2025

NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.

66% positive · 102 reviews
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

NEDRA launched on Steam on June 23, 2025 as a complete, story-driven survival horror game. The developer shipped several patches in the days and weeks following launch — addressing balance, bugs, and quality-of-life improvements based on community feedback — but none of these represent new major content. The game has received awards recognition, including winning Best Action-Adventure at FearFest 2025 in November 2025, and was featured in Igromania's best indie horror games of 2025 list. The only post-launch developer statement about the game's future came on January 8, 2026, when the solo developer said the award recognition was "a huge motivation to keep going." This is an encouraging sentiment but does not constitute an announcement of specific upcoming content, a roadmap, or a commitment to a new expansion or DLC. There are no unreleased DLC listings on the store, no announced future content, and no sustained pattern of major post-launch content releases that would suggest more is on the way. NEDRA appears to have launched as a complete, self-contained narrative experience. The post-launch activity has been limited to maintenance patches. With no concrete signals pointing to additional content, the game is best assessed as a finished product as of its June 23, 2025 launch.
Evidence
NEDRA officially launched on Steam on June 23, 2025 as a complete survival horror experience.
news post · Jun 23, 2025 source content shipped
high
Solo developer says being included in Igromania's best horror games of 2025 is 'a huge motivation to keep going,' suggesting continued interest in the project but stopping short of announcing specific future content.
news post · Jan 8, 2026 source ambiguous
medium

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Details

Publisher
indie.io
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

In the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, an abandoned Soviet station hides an ancient, otherworldly presence. When an SOS signal draws an expedition to a mysterious crater, disaster strikes, leaving you stranded during the six-month polar night. The fight for survival begins as you take refuge in the station, where you must uncover its terrifying secrets while battling deadly temperatures and heat-sensitive creatures—before the cold consumes you.

Survival Horror Meets Stealth Action

Survive the relentless cold and evade the Frostwalkers, terrifying creatures that sense body heat. To avoid detection, you must lower your body temperature dangerously close to hypothermia—but the deeper the cold, the closer you are to death. Regain warmth with iodine-alcohol mixtures, but beware: warmth makes you visible to the creatures.

Search for supplies and navigate labyrinthine stations to unravel the truth behind the Antarctic station and its ominous past. Every corner holds danger, but the only way forward is through the unknown.

Adventure Beyond Fear

NEDRA isn’t just about survival horror—it’s a haunting journey into discovery, resilience, and the blurred line between humanity and the otherworldly.   Explore a world steeped in lost history and face dilemmas where survival may not always be the ultimate goal.

Game Features

  • Immersive Atmosphere: Navigate a world of perpetual darkness and unrelenting cold, meticulously blending Soviet-era design with cosmic terror. Inspired by Lovecraftian horror, Stanisław Lem's Solaris, and John Carpenter's The Thing, NEDRA delivers a haunting, otherworldly experience steeped in isolation and dread.

  • Intense Horror Gameplay: Carefully balance intense combat with strategic stealth to survive nightmarish creatures and uncover the hidden truths of the station.

  • Dynamic Survival Systems: Balance body temperature, manage scarce resources, and make life-or-death decisions to stay alive in an unforgiving environment.

  • Narrative Depth: Uncover dark conspiracies, ancient secrets, and a story that challenges your perceptions of morality, survival, and the unknown.

  • Multiple Endings: Your choices shape the outcome, leading to one of three distinct endings.

Face the horrors of the polar night, where every shadow hides a threat, every sound signals danger, and every step leads you closer to the truth—or your doom.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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