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FragPunk's Farlands Mode Is Live in Early Access — Deliver Cargo, Survive the Shardverse

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 9, 2026, 4:10 PM ET · FragPunk · Gaming

FragPunk has opened its biggest new chapter. Farlands, a permanent delivery-driven PvPvE adventure, is available now in Global Early Access on PC and console, and it is free to jump into on Xbox.

A new way to play

Farlands drops players into a persistent world shared with dozens of others, where the job is simple to describe and hard to survive: take delivery orders, gather resources, and bring the cargo home in one piece. Servers run on a five-day cycle, and the world keeps evolving between visits — cleared outposts are not guaranteed to stay safe, and hostile forces can return stronger, with rarer resources as the reward for taking them down.

The world keeps changing

Weather is part of the job. Heat, cold, and rain wear down health and complicate every haul, so planning a route means watching conditions as well as the cargo weight. Resources earned on successful runs feed into better equipment, vehicles, and base upgrades, and a new Hub level-up path unlocks crafting, skill trees, and more cargo storage.

New Lancer and Shard Clash

Farlands also adds Courier, a brand-new Lancer with abilities built for the road, alongside the familiar roster returning with new skills. And for players who want the classic FragPunk pace, the 5v5 Shard Clash mode runs alongside Farlands, where cards reshape the rules of every round.

Strangers are part of the risk. Global voice chat and emotes let players strike temporary deals to escort a valuable load together — or turn on each other at the worst possible moment and take the loot for themselves.

Facts gathered from

• Xbox Wire

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