If you haven’t crawled back into the mud-soaked nightmare of Conscript, Catchweight Studio’s Resident Evil–inspired WWI survival horror, now’s the perfect time to return to the front lines. Publisher Team17 Digital has unleashed a freshly expanded Director’s Cut, and it’s available right now—free for anyone who already owns the base game.

This enhanced edition doesn’t just polish the bayonet—it sharpens the whole battlefield. Alongside new achievements for completionists hungry for punishment, Conscript: Director’s Cut arms players with a slew of new tweaks, terrors, and tools designed to drag you deeper into the trenches:

• Shellshock Difficulty – A vicious new setting where enemies hit harder and supplies dry up fast, turning every step into a last stand.
• Hardcore (Permadeath) Mode – One wrong move and the run is over. No mercy, no resets, just pure WWI dread.
• Move While Shooting – Advance and fire like a desperate soldier, or stick to classic tank-style combat.
• Extra Rooms & Shortcuts – Reworked layouts and new pathways for tighter pacing and smoother exploration.
• New Items & Unlockables – Fourteen fresh upgrades, including map markers and expanded inventory space—every scrap matters.
• Quality-of-Life Improvements – Infinite stamina outside combat, better resource management, and more survival-focused refinements.
• Accessibility Options – Additional visual and control assists for a smoother march through hell.

Conscript: Director’s Cut is on Steam right now at 66% off until January 5th, making it the perfect time to enlist… or re-enlist. No confirmation yet on whether this expanded edition will dig its way to consoles.

And if you need a refresher on why Conscript became a standout in the indie-horror trenches, don’t forget to check out Aaron’s review of the original release.