The weather isn’t the only thing that’s frightening this Holiday season… Developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive is excited to announce that the esteemed first-person shooter and co-op action title, Killing Floor 2 is set to receive its free annual winter update with Polar Distress. Releasing on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, and PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), the content update boasts a new featured community map, weekly mode, and weapons, as well as quality-of-life improvements, letting players spread their holiday cheer as they take down ferocious Zeds in style.

The Polar Distress update will run from Dec. 7 – Jan. 10 and brings a wealth of new content for the holiday season. The new community map, Crash, lets players loose on an icy compound, full of terrors around each corner and a new set of map objectives for players to complete. As a bonus, those who complete all the seasonal map objectives will earn a special Train Conductor Companion. Additional update content includes two new paid DLC weapons with five skin-variant cosmetics each and two free HRG weapons. For all the latest information on the Polar Distress update, special sales and more, fans can follow Tripwire on Twitter, or visit the official website.

Killing Floor 2: Polar Distress Update Highlights:

New Featured Community Map: Crash:

  • Standard Survival Map
  • Compatible with Survival, Weekly, Versus, and Endless Game Modes.

Time-limited Objectives:

  • New seasonal objectives related to Crash
  • Complete all seasonal objectives to earn the Train Conductor Backpack

Weekly Game Mode:

  • Perk Roulette: In this mode, your perk is no longer a choice. For each wave, you’ll have to adapt to the perk assigned. Use snap judgment and make the best with what you got in this intense mode of random mayhem!
  • Players can earn the Perk Roulette Backpack

Weapons: 2 New Paid DLC Weapons with 5 skin variants each

  • HV Storm Cannon
  • Zed Eradicator Device MK III

HRG Weapons: 2 New Free HRG Weapons

  • HRG Medic Missile
  • HRG Ballistic Bouncer

Cosmetics: 4 Weapons Skin Bundles and 1 Outfit Bundle

  • Retro Gamer Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Chameleon MK III Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Medieval Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Tacticool Weapon Skin Bundle Pack
  • Train Conductor Outfit Bundle

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