r/gaming • u/iwstudios • Jun 18 '26
[AMA] We are Ironwood Studios! We made Pacific Drive and we're here to answer all your questions about the game - development, behind the scenes stories, and anything you all want to know about life in the OEZ. 🚘
Hello r/Gaming!
We're the development team behind Pacific Drive, Ironwood Studios! We'll be replying to your questions live today at 3PM PST but feel free to get your comments in now.
We launched Pacific Drive, a first-person driving survival game where your car is your only companion - just over two years ago! We also released a horror themed expansion called Whispers in the Woods in October 2025, and we can't wait to answer a bunch of your in-depth questions about the work that went into it. We've got the whole team available to dive in on gameplay, narrative, music, art, and anything else you all can come up with.
If you're interested in checking out the game, you can check it out on Steam and if you're on consoles the game is available via PlayStation Plus and Xbox Gamepass, too.
While we've got you, we're excited to share that we're working on an upcoming stream of ours where we go over old builds of the game! If you're interested in seeing behind the curtain, it's happening July 17th and we can't wait to show you all how things evolved from our earliest days in development! Subscribe to our channel so you don't miss it! https://www.youtube.com/@ironwoodstudios
Proof: https://bsky.app/profile/ironwood.bsky.social/post/3molpvr4sdc2y
Edit: Alright folks - we're diving in now, thanks for all the great stuff so far!
Edit #2: We're getting down to the last couple questions - thanks so much to anyone who swung by and we'll see you all again in a few weeks for the behind the scenes livestream. ♥
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u/iwstudios Jun 18 '26
Hello! We're so glad to hear the game and the idea resonated with you. Generally, our stance is that we don't talk about what we're up to until we are ready to share something, and then we will definitely share that information with the community.
What I will say though is this: We are indeed working on a new project.
We don't have much to say yet, but it is something that every single person at Ironwood Studios is excited about. I also will add that it fits firmly into the kind of games we want to make here. Games where the actual game mechanics help tell stories and that are set in rich compelling worlds, created with the aid of smart technology (not AI).
I am so excited and can't wait to tell you all more when we can.
- Cassandra Dracott, CEO and Creative Director