Dear Runners,
Here we are, this is the final mile of this year! 🚛❄️
As 2024 winds down and winter settles in, it’s the perfect time to look back on the adventures we had in the Mudrunner games. Whether you’d rather brave the snowy roads in SnowRunner or explore more rugged terrains in Expeditions, we first and foremost wanted to thank the whole community for still being so passionate about our games.
Let’s take one last ride together for this year!
SNOWRUNNER
In 2024, SnowRunner continued to expand its off-road simulation experience with significant updates and new content. But before looking back, I know you well: here’s a sneak peak of 2025’s content, especially season 15.
Please note that these screenshots are from an in-progress update and may not reflect the final version!
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The garage will also get fresh tools to customize your vehicle!
Finally, can you guess the truck in this cropped screenshot?
⏪ Now, let’s rewind a bit shall we?
In 2024 we kept on working on SnowRunner a lot and delivered three seasons included in the Year 4 pass:
🌳 Season 12: Public Energy
In January, you took the wheel and drove to the greenery of South Carolina. The state government called on you to help build a nuclear power station! You constructed its reactors and supporting facilities by transporting heavy cargo and equipment.
Four new maps were introduced, along with new points of interest like a water dam, power plants and crop fields! Also, to accomplish your mission, two new trucks were introduced:
- the MTB 8106
- the FEMM 37-AT
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⛏️ Season 13: Dig & Drill
In June, you were invited to Almaty, a hidden gem of a region nestled in the heart of Central Asia. Authorities in southeast Kazakhstan are launching a bold new mining project and need your expertise. Your mission was to deliver essential equipment and rebuild conveyor belts and haulage systems to get the quarries up and running.
Another duo of trucks arrived in your garage, an 8x8 and a scouting SUV:
- The PLAD 450
- The AAC-58DW
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🌾 Season 14: Reap & Sow
In September, you were introduced to the Austrian countryside! Your mission consisted in rehabilitating maintenance sites and farming facilities across 2 new maps, while managing agricultural machinery.
Therefore, two new trucks were implemented, along with 2 powerful tractors:
- The Eartroamer SX 🚚
- The Eartroamer LTI 🚚
- The Futom 7290RA 🚜
- The Ankatra 1160 🚜
We’re curious to know which season, vehicle, map and mission were your favorites this year. Tell us your best memories from 2024 on SnowRunner!
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Kenworth Dual Pack 🚚🛻
In November, along with the Year 4 pass content, we released the Kenworth Dual Pack DLC. This update added two new trucks to your garage, each with a unique vinyl wrap for each:
- The T880: Fuel-efficient, fast, with permanent diff lock and high suspension options.
- The C500: Excellent off-road handling despite being limited to stock suspension.
Both came with custom sideboards too: 3 cargo slots for the T880 and 2 for the C500.
This DLC also brought a bunch of fixes, the patch notes are here!
#DriversDiary Screenshot Contest 📸
Last month we launched a little screenshot contest on Discord to let you win a key for the Focus game of your choice, and there’s already 500 entries!
We’re proud to see how motivated (and talented) our players are 😎
Don’t forget, the theme is “Tough Terrain, Stunning Scenery”. We'll make sure to review every single screenshot and announce the winner on January the 2nd (Yes, you have one more day to submit your piece before we close it).
Thanks for your participation and good luck! 🍀
What can we expect for 2025? 🔮
Season 15: Oil & Dirt
The first thing to come will be Season 15: Oil & Dirt, included in the Year 4 Pass. So we’ll see you in Quebec! 🍁 This update will also bring two new trucks, stay tuned for more info! ✨
Also throughout the year, many Quality of Life improvements will come, including UI reworks for the garage.
We don’t want to spoil too much so make sure you follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Discord to make sure you’re updated on the latest news!
EXPEDITIONS
Season 2: White Dawn will arrive on February 27! But if you want to try it early, play on the Public Beta Branch. Here’s the tutorial on how to access it.
This season will bring new content to the game, such as: the long-awaited SNOW! ❄️
Even though the next map will mainly be set in the Spring (and the one after will fully be set in the winter 😉), you will see snow in the Carpathians (2x2km), in the East Beskids! You will also be introduced to a new medium-size cave. ⛏️💎
In addition to these, new trucks will be added too:
- The Decin S-3T
- The Traun BR-0D
- The Mercedes Unimog 2450
As for the free content, you'll get a new piece of equipment: the cargo drone, electricity will become a manageable resource, and a replayability system will be introduced (such as customized nameplates, horn and new stickers). There’s much more to come in future seasons so stay tuned!
Here's something to tide you over while you wait:
Season 2:
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Season 3 (wip!)
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Season 4 (very wip!)
We’re having a Truck Tournament! 👑🚚
Let’s end this year with a little competition between all the major trucks released this year. We know you love to debate about vehicles, so let’s settle this fight down!
You can go vote on Focus Together! All votes for the first round are already available, make sure you don’t miss any.
At the end of the tournament, once a winner is crowned, the teams will design an exclusive for the chosen truck!
⏪ Looking back to where we’ve ventured, to inspire where we’ll go next.
It’s time to look back on what happened this year and what’s coming in 2025 of Expeditions!
In March, we released Expeditions: A MudRunner Game! We were eager to hear your first impressions of the game. To make sure we kept creating a game that was true to your expectations, we opened a public beta branch, to let the most dedicated players help us provide feedback on the upcoming content.
In May, we released the free Breaking Ground Update, introducing the caves. It’s a brand new feature we wanted to explore and you enjoyed it!
Two months later we released the long-awaited co-operation mode, allowing you to venture with your best mates.
In September we launched the first season: Cave Odyssee! This season took you to Arizona, in the Sedona region to dig up secrets, such as rare gems and records of a mysterious ancient civilization in a brand-new cave environment. You were invited to collect these treasures and become part of a unique scientific discovery, even if the underground world was trickier to navigate than the surface! But we know you never refuse a challenge.
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Recently, Expeditions had a significant Quality of Life update, bringing SnowRunner’s control A scheme, the KHAN 317 Sentinel, and many UI improvements, on top of various bug fixes.
ROADCRAFT
We’re in the closing stages of the development of the game, which means that we’re in the final stretch! We’ll reveal a lot more info starting from early 2025, so stay tuned!
That’s it for this month year!
It’s been a long ride since we started our journey with SnowRunner and Expeditions and it's not over (You know, RoadCraft is coming next year, you should definitely keep yourself updated on this title, you’ll love it)! We still have a lot of things to share with you. In the meantime, make sure to join our core community on Discord and Focus Together if you haven’t already, and to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to get the latest news!
🌟 See you in 2025!🌟
The Saber & Focus teams
Oh and we wanted to kindly say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year but our graphic designer is on holiday leave so there you go: 🎅🎄
