Soulmask has officially left early access, and developer CampFire Studio didn't just flip a switch and call it done. The tribal survival game launched version 1.0 alongside a full Egypt-themed expansion called Shifting Sands, and for the next month, that DLC is completely free for anyone who owns the base game.
What the free DLC actually includes
Shifting Sands swaps out Soulmask's Mayan jungle setting for the dunes and river deltas of ancient Egypt. According to CampFire, the new map is roughly as large as the base game's world, which makes this less of a content pack and more of a full second campaign to explore.
The numbers back that up. The DLC adds 10 new ruins and dungeons to clear, 6 new bosses to fight, and 325 new talents for your tribespeople to learn. There are also new vessel types for your mobile base, starting with a small wooden boat and scaling up to a Falcon-class airship. CampFire has already confirmed an even larger airship is planned for a future update, so the sky is apparently not the limit here.
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The free offer applies to all owners of the full Soulmask base game. Buying the game through April gets you Shifting Sands bundled automatically. If you already own Soulmask, just launching the game within the next month will add the DLC to your Steam account at no extra cost.
How version 1.0 changes the base game
Here's the thing: even if you skip the DLC entirely, the 1.0 update is a substantial rework of how Soulmask plays. CampFire describes it as "a complete reinvention of the game," and the structural changes support that claim.
The launch version splits Soulmask into three distinct modes. Traditional survival mode plays closest to what early access players know. Tribe mode shifts the focus toward building and expanding your civilisation, pulling the camera back from moment-to-moment survival toward long-term management. Warrior mode strips out the survival systems entirely, turning Soulmask into something closer to an action RPG.
That kind of mode split is a smart move for a game that sits at an awkward intersection of genres. Players who bounced off the survival grind now have a direct path in.
Tribe talent training system
The 1.0 update also adds a training ground building, which lets tribesmen pass talents down to future members of your tribe. That feeds into a broader new onboarding system that introduces Soulmask's mechanics gradually as you encounter them, rather than dumping everything on new players at once.
The launch discount window
If you've been sitting on the fence, the timing matters. The base game is currently discounted 10% on Steam, bringing the price down to $26. That discount runs until April 23, so there's a narrow window where you get the reduced price and the free DLC in the same purchase.
After April, Shifting Sands will carry its own price tag, and the base game returns to full price. The key here is that both deals expire at different times, so don't assume the DLC window and the discount window end together.
For players who want to see how Soulmask's survival and tribe mechanics hold up in the new 1.0 structure, check out the latest reviews for a broader look at what's worth your time in the survival genre right now.
Soulmask's 1.0 launch is one of the more generous early access graduations in recent memory. A second map the size of the base game, free for a month, alongside a structural overhaul that opens the game up to players who never connected with pure survival mechanics. CampFire has clearly been saving up. Browse more guides if you're planning to jump in and want a head start on the new systems before the free DLC window closes.
