Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods

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  • Summary: Return to the Zone and witness the rise of a group of Anomaly-obsessed fanatics in this terrifying new expansion to Pacific Drive.

    Whispers in the Woods is a brand new story for you and your trusty station wagon. Available at any point after the first few hours of the game, this expansion    Return to the Zone and witness the rise of a group of Anomaly-obsessed fanatics in this terrifying new expansion to Pacific Drive.

    Whispers in the Woods is a brand new story for you and your trusty station wagon. Available at any point after the first few hours of the game, this expansion takes you deep within a new and mysterious part of the Olympic Exclusion Zone’s forests. Marked with strange symbols and effigies, these woods are filled with new dangers and mysteries to uncover. Find and experience the power of Artifacts, each adding bizarre and inexplicable new effects.

    EXPERIENCE THEIR STORY
    - Dig into a 8–12 hour story for you and your station wagon, playable from within a new or existing save.
    - Embark on a fully voiced journey filled with a new cast of characters and additional side narrative to discover.

    LEARN THEIR WAYS, UNCOVER THEIR SECRETS
    - They have come to the Zone and left their mark. Travel into the whispering woods of the OEZ - a disturbing vision of the once familiar forests.
    - Explore new maps and junction types filled with strange altars and unique resources.
    - Adorn your car with their designs of new parts and cosmetics.
    - Encounter new anomalies and anomaly behaviors hidden beneath the dark canopy.

    FIND THEIR ARTIFACTS, EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN
    - Unlock the power—and peril—of Artifacts, a new gameplay system featuring objects that create mysterious changes and effects to you and the world around you.
    - Carrying Artifacts increases the challenge you and your car will face, but they're instrumental to your survival. How much risk are you willing to take?

    AND MORE
    - New Garage Stations to aid on your journey.
    - New Route Modifiers that change how you play.
    - New Garage Cosmetics to find and collect.
    - New Original Score from composer Wilbert Roget II.    … Expand

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  1. Critical Hits
    Nov 18, 2025
    85
    If you were captivated by the atmosphere and original premise of Pacific Drive, the Whispering Woods are a mandatory destination. This is, without a doubt, an essential expansion that reaffirms Ironwood Studios’ talent for turning a simple car ride into an unforgettable journey through the madness of the Zone.
  2. PSX Brasil
    Dec 20, 2025
    80
    Maintaining the excellent technical and narrative level of the base game, Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods dares to make a significant change in tone, becoming more frightening by evoking ideas and resources from good fantasy horror productions. The DLC adds an extra layer of challenge to the game's standard, and its content is robust and valuable, expanding and complementing this rich, innovative, and intriguing universe that deserves to be explored.
  3. KeenGamer
    Nov 6, 2025
    75
    Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods is an excellent DLC that lets you step into a wild ride of 8 to 12 hours of content. The design of Whispering Woods is totally unique to the Exclusion Zone, and it always surprises you with new challenges, the more time you spend in it. All the new characters give the vibe of a fanatical group obsessed with anomalies, which matches the theme of Whispering Woods. Moreover, the fact that the DLC includes full voice acting for the new content is very appreciable. However, there are some rough edges in the overall gameplay loop of the DLC. One of my biggest critiques is the use of Harmonizer to repair the new Attuned Car Parts. It takes a lot of time walking around and clicking dozens of times to transfer harmonic energy around the car.

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