Freeze! Preserve Gets Chilling 
with the Massive 'Ice Age' DLC Expansion on PC

Bitmap Galaxy Launches Frosty New Content for the Cozy Strategy Builder, Introducing Dynamic Terrain Transformation, 
Glacial Mechanics, and Majestic Wonders.

Bratislava, Slovakia – December 9, 2025 – Bitmap Galaxy and Grindstone are thrilled to announce the release of the Ice Age downloadable content for its acclaimed strategy game, Preserve, available now on Steam and Epic Game Store. This frosty expansion plunges players into a new, volatile climate, challenging them to adapt their ecosystems to rapidly shifting frozen frontiers.

The Ice Age DLC brings unprecedented complexity and reward, demanding innovative strategic thinking to manage terrain, water flow, and habitat placement in a world defined by transformation. Step boldly into a frozen age of strategic challenge!

 

Key Features of the Ice Age Expansion

1. Terrain Adjustment: Bend the Seasons to Your Will

For the first time ever, players gain the ability to drastically evolve terrain not once, but twice. This introduces a powerful new scoring mechanic and unparalleled control over the landscape:

• Snow Coverage: Use the Small Snow and Large Snow cards to cover existing tiles, instantly earning +1 point per covered tile.
• Melting Fields: Utilize the Melt card to transform snow-covered tiles into lush, thriving fields, securing a second +1 point per tile.

Sculpting the perfect balance between frost and bloom will be essential for maximizing points and supporting diverse animal populations.

2. Habitats: Adaptation is Everything

The frozen frontier demands a keen eye for placement. Just like in the Savanna expansion, the ability of habitats to sustain life now depends crucially on the tile color. Only the most adaptable ecosystems, placed with precision and foresight, will thrive under the ever-changing weight of the glacier.

3. Animals: Life Always Finds a Way

The familiar, beloved animals from the Continental and Savanna expansions return to this new biome. Their mechanics remain consistent, making the Ice Age expansion easy to jump into while offering veteran players new, deep strategic layers to explore as they manage life around volatile ice and freshwater sources.

4. Freshwater: Harness the Power of Ice and Flow

The core freshwater system receives a massive Ice Age overhaul, rewarding clever planning with huge adjacency bonuses:

• Glacier Improvement: Placing a Glacier acts as a powerful strategic anchor, instantly snowing all tiles within a 2-tile radius, shaping the local climate and setting the stage for major water flow.
• Glacial Trail: The new Glacial Trail represents a frozen river. It must begin at a Glacier and must end on a green tile, where its melting waters form a new lake. This complex placement offers an incredible +3 adjacency bonus for every successful connection and trail design, vastly outperforming regular rivers.

5. Wonders: The Legendary Great Lakes

The expansion introduces five majestic new lake Wonders, each featuring unique shapes and sizes. These legendary landforms are the centerpiece of any successful Ice Age biome:

• Placement Rule: To place a Great Lake Wonder, it must be on empty terrain and must be touching at least one lake formed at the end of a Glacial Trail.
• Global Boost: Successfully placing these Wonders provides powerful boosts to your global Glacial Trail adjacency bonuses, creating a strategic endgame goal that links water management directly to victory.

 

About Preserve
Preserve is a puzzle nature-building game that takes players on a journey into a harmonious ecosystem. The objective is to foster and sustain a thriving and diverse biomes, where each component coexists in a symbiotic harmony. By utilizing strategic thinking and a keen eye for balance, players are granted the power to position a wide array of plants and animals, curating an environment that caters to their preferences and aspirations.

 

The Preserve: Ice Age DLC 

is now available on Steam and the Epic Game Store for $4.99. 
A 20% launch discount will be offered for two weeks starting today!